Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
How Osteopathic Treatment Affects the Leg and Foot in People With Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Conditions:
Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This pilot study will examine whether osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) can improve both physical and psychological aspects of chronic low back pain by focusing on the interconnected myofascial...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- male and female subjects 18-65 years old
- presence of chronic low back \> 3 months duration or pain present \> 50% of the time within the previous 12 months
Exclusion
- prior surgery of the thoracic, lumbar or sacral spine, pelvis
- diagnosis lumbar radiculopathy or pinched nerve in the neck
- diagnosis of foot condition that alters gait
- diagnosis of connective tissue or muscle disorders
- diagnosis of cancer
- previous spinal cord injury inflammatory arthritis and fibromyalgia
- pregnancy
- tobacco use
- known diabetes or prediabetes
- allergy to ultrasound gel (propylene glycol)
- history of manual therapy treatment within the past 2 weeks
- injection for pain within the past 1 month
- currently taking muscle relaxers
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07193212
Start Date
September 1 2025
End Date
December 1 2026
Last Update
September 25 2025
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Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Auburn, Alabama, United States, 36832