Physical CAM Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain
CompletedPhase 2NCT00065975
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This is a pilot randomized trial intended to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture, chiropractic and massage for chronic back pain in older and younger adults.
Study details
- Official title
- Physical CAM Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: massage therapy
- Procedure: chiropractic
- Procedure: acupuncture
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Start date
- 2002-04
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 2
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
* Low back pain duration of at least 3 months; * Low back pain occurring in the past week; * No numbness or tingling in the lower extremities; * No pain that radiates to below the knee; * No use of massage, chiropractic or acupuncture for any reason in the past year; * Able to attend scheduled appointments; * Able to hear, read, and understand English; * No low back pain surgery in the past 3 years; * No unexplained weight loss; * No previous vertebral or spinal fractures; * No previous non-traumatic bone fractures; * No other spinal pathology, including scoliosis, spinal stenosis, osteoporosis, or ankylosing spondylitis; * No cancer (except simple skin cancers) in the past 5 years; * No pacemakers; * No bleeding problems or anticoagulant use; * No major organ transplants; * No oral corticosteroid use for more than 4 consecutive weeks during the past year; * Cannot be pregnant; * Must be able to get down to and up from the floor by yourself; * Able to walk 2 flat city blocks unassisted; * Willing to participate in periodic telephone interviews.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00065975