NCT00315120

Osteopathic Health Outcomes in Chronic Low Back Pain (OSTEOPATHIC) Trial

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and Ultrasound Physical Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 455 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of North Texas Health Science Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 69 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether osteopathic manipulative treatment (a type of spinal manipulative therapy used by osteopathic physicians) and ultrasound physical therapy are effective in the treatment of chronic low back pain.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether osteopathic manipulative treatment (a type of spinal manipulative therapy used by osteopathic physicians) and ultrasound physical therapy are effective in the treatment of chronic low back pain. This study uses a 2X2 factorial design to test the hypotheses.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	A. Active OMT and active UST	Active osteopathic manipulation (OMT) and active ultrasound physical therapy (UST)
PROCEDURE	B. Sham OMT and active UST	Sham osteopathic manipulation (OMT) and active ultrasound physical therapy (UST)
PROCEDURE	C. Active OMT and sham UST	Active osteopathic manipulation (OMT) and sham ultrasound physical therapy (UST)
PROCEDURE	D. Sham OMT and sham UST	Sham osteopathic manipulation (OMT) and sham ultrasound physical therapy (UST)

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-08-01
• Primary completion: 2011-01-01
• Completion: 2011-01-01
• First posted: 2006-04-17
• Last updated: 2016-07-06
• Results posted: 2016-07-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States