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| Sponsor: | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) |
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| Information provided by: | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00065975 |
Purpose
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.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Chronic Low Back Pain |
Procedure: massage therapy Procedure: chiropractic Procedure: acupuncture |
Phase II |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment |
| Official Title: | Physical CAM Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain |
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Contacts and Locations| United States, Massachusetts | |
| Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates | |
| Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 00000 | |
| Harvard medical school | |
| Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 00000 | |
| Principal Investigator: | David Eisenberg, MD | Harvard University |
More Information
| Study ID Numbers: | R01 AT000622-01, EisenbergD |
| Study First Received: | August 1, 2003 |
| Last Updated: | August 16, 2006 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00065975 History of Changes |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
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chronic low back pain acupuncture chiropractic massage therapy CAM therapies |
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Signs and Symptoms Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations |
Low Back Pain Pain Back Pain |