Status:
UNKNOWN
The Impact of Positive, Neutral and Negative Expectation Speech on Manipulative Therapy Effects
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Conditions:
Chronic Low-back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of this study will be to identify the short-term impact of positive, neutral, or negative speech on pain intensity (primary outcome). The secondary outcomes assessed will be the global p...
Detailed Description
Background: The term "contextual effect" has been used to reinforce the view that the placebo effect should be understood as an effect related to the therapeutic context, and not restricted to the use...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who report non-specific CLBP (in which the specific nociceptive source cannot be identified, confirmed by a medical assessment) for at least three months duration;
- Age ranged from 18 years to 60 years
- Baseline pain intensity score ≥3 on a Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) (because of the measurement error \> 2 reported for the NPRS);
- Patients able to speak and understand Portuguese well to fill out the questionnaires.
Exclusion
- Previous poor experiences with SMT through the application of a brief screening questionnaire
- Pregnancy
- Specific low back pain disorders like radiculopathy or lumbar stenosis or chronic degenerative disorders, i.e., uncontrolled cardiovascular, metabolic, or systemic diseases, neurological or psychiatric diseases, and stroke sequelae
- Undergoing other therapeutic interventions for chronic pain and low back pain (including surgeries) in the last 3 months
- Presence of contraindications to SMT
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 15 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05996991
Start Date
October 1 2023
End Date
December 15 2024
Last Update
August 18 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Federal University of São Carlos - Department of Physical Therapy
São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil, 13.565-905