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University of Bern Swiss Society for Manual Therapy (SAMM) University Hospital Inselspital, Berne Wissenschaftlicher Fonds WFR |
Information provided by: | University of Bern |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00294229 |
Context: Acute low back pain (LBP) is a common reason for consultations in primary care. Reducing the pain in the first hours and days and restoring the functional capacity of the lumbar spine may result in a decrease in medical costs and earlier return to work.
Objective: To determine the impact of spinal manipulation on pain and analgesic use in acute low back pain.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Low Back Pain |
Procedure: manipulative therapy |
Phase IV |
MedlinePlus related topics: | Back Pain |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain: Randomised Controlled Trial |
Estimated Enrollment: | 102 |
Study Start Date: | April 2003 |
Design: Randomised controlled parallel-group trial comparing standard care plus spinal manipulative therapy with standard care alone. Intention-to-treat analysis.
Patients: Outpatients with acute low back pain. Setting: Emergency Department of Bern University Hospital and a primary care practice network.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 55 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria:
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Department of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern | |||||
Bern, Switzerland, 3012 |
University of Bern |
Swiss Society for Manual Therapy (SAMM) |
University Hospital Inselspital, Berne |
Wissenschaftlicher Fonds WFR |
Principal Investigator: | Peter M. Villiger, MD | Dep. of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology/Allergology, University Hospital of Berne |
Study Director: | Peter Juni, MD | Department of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Berne |
Responsible Party: | University of Bern ( Department of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) ) |
Study ID Numbers: | KEK220_02, INSEL749 |
First Received: | February 16, 2006 |
Last Updated: | August 22, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00294229 |
Health Authority: | Switzerland: Ethikkommision |
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