NCT00976664

Orthotic Use for Chronic Low Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: National University of Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine the change in perceived levels of pain and dysfunction in 50 patients with chronic low back pain, following the use of custom-made shoe orthotics for a three month period. The hypothesis of this study is that custom orthotic intervention will improve the patients' low back pain and dysfunction symptoms.

Conditions

• Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Shoe orthotic	Shoe orthotics are devices worn in the shoe to modify the patient's stance and gait.
DEVICE	Shoe Orthotic Wait Group	This group receives the custom-made shoe orthotics at week 6 of the 12 week treatment program rather than week 1.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-06-01
• Primary completion: 2010-02-01
• Completion: 2010-02-01
• First posted: 2009-09-14
• Last updated: 2017-05-03
• Results posted: 2014-11-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States