Physical CAM Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain - Tabular View

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

August 1, 2003

Last Updated Date

August 16, 2006

Start Date ^ICMJE

April 2002

Primary Completion Date

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Change History

Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00065975 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Physical CAM Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain

Official Title ^ICMJE

Physical CAM Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Study Phase

Phase II

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Design ^ICMJE

Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment

Condition ^ICMJE

Chronic Low Back Pain

Intervention ^ICMJE

Procedure: massage therapy
Procedure: chiropractic
Procedure: acupuncture

Study Arms / Comparison Groups

Publications *

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Completed

Enrollment ^ICMJE

120

Completion Date

December 2002

Primary Completion Date

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

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.

Gender

Both

Ages

20 Years and older

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

United States

Administrative Information

NCT ID ^ICMJE

NCT00065975

Responsible Party

Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

R01 AT000622-01, EisenbergD

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Investigators ^ICMJE

Principal Investigator:

David Eisenberg, MD

Harvard University

Information Provided By

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Verification Date

August 2006

^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP