Dose of Spinal Manipulation for Chronic Low Back Pain
CompletedPhase 2, Phase 3NCT00376350
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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 determine the number of visits to a chiropractor for spinal manipulation, light massage, and ultrasound necessary for optimal relief of chronic low back pain. The study will also determine the effectiveness of spinal manipulation.
Study details
- Official title
- Dose-Response/Efficacy of Manipulation for Chronic LBP
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: Spinal Manipulation
- Procedure: Light Massage
- Procedure: Pulsed Ultrasound
- Sponsor
- University of Western States
- Collaborators
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Start date
- 2007-03
- Primary completion
- 2011-07
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 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: * Current episode of low back pain * mechanical origin * Threshold low back pain level Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to spinal manipulation or massage * Complicating conditions that could confound clinical outcome * Prophylactic use of prescription medication * Health-related litigation, claims, or disability compensation
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00376350