NCT03127410

Predictive Validity of Lumbopelvic Stress Tests to Determine Those Who Will Benefit From Lumbar Traction: A Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Texas Woman's University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective in this study is to determine the predictive validity of a set of special clinical tests in identifying those who will respond to lumbar traction

Detailed description

The objective in this study is to determine the predictive validity of a set of special clinical tests in identifying those who will respond to lumbar traction. The central hypothesis of this pilot study is that a cluster of lumbopelvic stress tests will be able to identify a subgroup of patients with low back pain who will respond favorably to mechanical lumbar traction. If these clinical tests can identify a subgroup of patients with low back pain who respond favorably to lumbar traction, additional studies, including randomized clinical trials will be necessary to further test and validate the use of this cluster of clinical tests. The rationale for this research is to examine the connection between provocative lumbar compression testing and lumbar traction as a means of decompression

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Lumbar traction	Lumbar traction is used to decompress the spinal structures and relieve pressure and may stretch the spine.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-30
• Primary completion: 2018-12-31
• Completion: 2018-12-31
• First posted: 2017-04-25
• Last updated: 2019-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States