160
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 1994
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 1998
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2000
Stay-active care
No other treatment than the stay-active care
Stay-active care+stretching
Stay-active care and muscle stretching at home and during physiotherapist appointments
Stay-active+stretching+manual therapy
Manual therapy in addition to stay-active care and stretching given during GP or physiotherapist appointments and matching home exercises
Stay-active+stretching+manual therapy+steroid injections
Manual therapy including steroid injection when indicated in addition to stay-active care and stretching during GP appointments (injections) and during GP or physiotherapist appointments (remaining treatment modalities)
Dept of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Family Medicin and Clinical Epidemiology Section, Uppsala
Region Stockholm
OTHER_GOV
National Social Insurance Board, Sweden
UNKNOWN
Uppsala County Council, Sweden
OTHER_GOV
Länsförsäkringar Research Foundation
UNKNOWN
Uppsala University
OTHER