Status:
COMPLETED
Outcomes After Chiropractic Spinal Manipulative Therapy With Lumbar Disc Herniation and Radiculopathy
Lead Sponsor:
Balgrist University Hospital
Conditions:
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
In a study that was approved nine years ago (EK-22/2009) we could show (i) that spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is a very effective and safe treatment for acute and chronic lumbar disc herniation (L...
Detailed Description
All 148 patients with magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed disc herniation who were recruited for the study EK 22-2009 will be re-contacted to assess the course of their back problem during the past a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The same patients who were recruited for the study EK-22/2009
Exclusion
- The same as for study EK-22/2009:
- Patients with specific pathologies of the lumbar spine that are contraindications to chiropractic manipulative treatment, such as tumors, infections, inflammatory spondylarthropathies, acute fractures, Paget's disease and severe osteoporosis, will be excluded. Also excluded will be patients with previous spinal surgery, signs of cauda equina syndrome (CES), sequestration of disc material, body mass index \>30, spondylolisthesis, neurogenic claudication and pregnancy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 9 2020
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
98 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04305509
Start Date
March 9 2020
End Date
June 30 2021
Last Update
July 22 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Chiropraktik am Schaffhauserplatz
Zurich, Switzerland, 8006