NCT07161661

Chronic Low Back Pain and Osteopathic Manipulation Treatment

Feasibility of Implementing Manual Medicine in the Multimodal Management of Veterans and Service Members With Chronic Low Back Pain

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT) to the usual medical care provided at the VA (usual VA care) improves treatment outcomes in individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP). OMT is a set of hands-on techniques a doctor uses to move a patient's muscles and joints which include stretching, gentle pressure, resistance and applying forces to specific areas of the body. This feasibility clinical trial aims to learn about the treatment effects (e.g., effect sizes) of adding OMT to the usual medical care provided at the VA (Usual VA Care) in individuals with LBP.

Conditions

• Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Usual VA Care	The usual treatment provided by PM\&R clinicians for CLBP
PROCEDURE	Osteopathic manipulative treatment	Between your first visit (baseline) and 12 weeks, participants will receive up to 4 usual care visits plus OMT.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-01
• Primary completion: 2027-08-31
• Completion: 2027-08-31
• First posted: 2025-09-08
• Last updated: 2025-10-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States