Effect of Massage on Chronic Low Back Pain
CompletedPhase 2, Phase 3NCT00371384
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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 study will evaluate the effectiveness of two types of massage therapy for treating chronic low back pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of Massage on Chronic Low Back Pain
- Interventions
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
- Collaborators
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Start date
- 2006-08
- Primary completion
- 2009-03
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 64 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * 20 through 64 years of age * members of Group Health Cooperative health plan * low back pain lasting at least 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * non-mechanical causes of back pain (e.g., sciatica, systemic/visceral disease, pregnancy, spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, cancer, recent vertebral fracture) * inappropriate candidate for massage (active open skin lesions, conditions exacerbated by increased circulation, recent strokes or heart attacks, compromised immune system, systemic edema, hypersensitivity to touch or loss of sensation, recent surgery, active contagious infection) * characteristics complicating the interpretation of findings (e.g., involved with litigation or compensation claim, severe or progressive neurological deficit, back surgery within last 3 years, receiving other back treatment) * unable to speak or read English * had massage for any reason in prior 12 months
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00371384