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

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Federal University of São Carlos - Department of Physical Therapy

São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil, 13.565-905