The Effects of Short Arc Banding
Unknown statusPhase 1, Phase 2NCT00885001
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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)
The general purpose of this pilot study is to determine the effects of a novel exercise intervention (short arc banding (SAB)) on the cross sectional area of lumbar multifidus well as functional outcomes assessments in patients with chronic low back pain.
Study details
- Official title
- The Effects of Short Arc Banding: A Novel Exercise Intervention in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: Short Arc Banding
- Sponsor
- Logan College of Chiropractic
- Start date
- 2009-04
- Primary completion
- 2009-05
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 55 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: * Chronic mechanical low back pain (LBP) with a duration of greater than six weeks, severity and location remaining the same * No current radicular symptoms extending below the knee * Logan College Faculty, staff, as well as patients from any of Logan Health Center's allied clinics Exclusion Criteria: * Current radicular symptoms extending below the knee * A history of neurological disease, * History of severe lumbar trauma or surgery * Contraindications to lumbar manipulation * Current use of muscle relaxants or analgesics * Degenerative joint disease (DJD) * Recent spinal manipulative therapy (within 2 weeks of start of trial) * Current use of modalities (e-stim, vibration, etc) and other exercise * Diabetes * Heart, kidney thyroid disorders and chronic disease * Female subjects who are pregnant or breast feeding
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00885001