Physical CAM Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain

This study has been completed.

First Received: August 1, 2003 Last Updated: August 16, 2006 History of Changes

Sponsor:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
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
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

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Acupuncture Back Pain

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Estimated Enrollment:	120
Study Start Date:	April 2002
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2002

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	20 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

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.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00065975

Locations

United States, Massachusetts
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 00000
Harvard medical school
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 00000

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

David Eisenberg, MD

Harvard University

More Information

No publications provided

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

Keywords provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

chronic low back pain
acupuncture
chiropractic
massage therapy
CAM therapies

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Signs and Symptoms
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations

Low Back Pain
Pain
Back Pain

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 30, 2009