NCT05120921

Osteopathic Single CAse Research for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

OSCAR (Osteopathic Single CAse Research) - Assessing the Effects of Standard and Biopsychosocially-informed Osteopathic Management for Patients With Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Single Case Experimental Design (SCED)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 9 (actual)
• Sponsor: University College of Osteopathy · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to collect primary data from patients with low back pain to assess the effect of standard osteopathic management and biopsychosocially-informed osteopathic care using a Single-Case Experimental Design.

Detailed description

After being informed about the study and potential risks, all osteopaths and patient participants giving written consent will be screened for eligibility. When entering the trial, patients will be randomised to early, intermediate or late intervention with either standard osteopathic management or biopsychosocially-informed osteopathic management.

Conditions

• Chronic Low-back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Osteopathic Manual Treatment	includes touch, joint manipulations, stretching and massage
OTHER	Self-management	Providing rehabilitative exercises to patients to do at home
OTHER	Reassurance	Reassuring patients on their symptoms, diagnosis and prognosis.
OTHER	Biopsychosocial management	Giving a central place to the patient in the decision-making to help them to get back to valued activities.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-11-05
• Primary completion: 2023-07-31
• Completion: 2023-07-31
• First posted: 2021-11-16
• Last updated: 2025-04-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom