NCT00602901View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Elderly Back Pain: Comparing Chiropractic to Medical Care

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

240

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2004

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2006

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2007

Conditions
Subacute Low Back PainChronic Low Back Pain
Interventions
OTHER

HVLA-SM

High-velocity low amplitude spinal manipulation (HVLA-SM)

OTHER

LVVA-SM

Low-velocity variable amplitude spinal manipulation (LVVA-SM)

DRUG

Usual medical care

Celebrex: po, 200mg, qd, six weeks; Aleve: po, 220mg, bid, six weeks; Bextra: po, 10mg, qd, six weeks; Naproxen: po, 500mg, bid, six weeks.

Trial Locations (2)

52242

The University of Iowa, Iowa City

52803

Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, Davenport

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Department of Health and Human Services

FED

lead

Palmer College of Chiropractic

OTHER

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