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Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug

OMT/NSAID for Lower Back Pain

Phase 4

Recruiting

Led By Alexis Cates, DO

Research Sponsored by Albert Einstein Healthcare Network

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

All patients 18 years of age or older with the chief complaint of acute low back pain defined as symptom duration no longer than four weeks prior to ED presentation and having clinical findings of somatic dysfunction (muscle edema, erythema, bogginess, hypertonic muscles, asymmetry of tissue, pain with movement, severe/sharp tenderness).

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 45 minutes

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will investigate whether osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is more effective than NSAIDs for treating acute low back pain in the emergency department.

Eligible Conditions

Lower Back Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 45 minutes

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~45 minutes

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 45 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Pain score

Secondary outcome measures

Patient Satisfaction

Physician Satisfaction

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: OMT/NSAIDActive Control2 Interventions

Ibuprofen, 800 mg, one time dose

Group II: NSAIDActive Control1 Intervention

Ibuprofen, 800 mg, one time dose

Group III: OMT aloneActive Control1 Intervention

low velocity osteopathic manipulative medicine

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkLead Sponsor

63 Previous Clinical Trials

868,448 Total Patients Enrolled

Alexis Cates, DOPrincipal InvestigatorEinstein Healthcare Network

Joseph Herres, DOStudy DirectorEinstein Healthcare Network

1 Previous Clinical Trials

43 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the cap for individuals participating in this experiment?

"Affirmative. Records on clinicaltrials.gov suggest that the trial, posted February 19th 2020, is currently recruiting participants from one medical centre with a total of 174 patients needed for completion."

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Are there any previous experiments that have exclusively utilized osteopathic manipulative treatment?

"Presently, there are 43 ongoing medical trials focused on OMT with 10 of them in the final testing phase. Most clinical studies for this therapy take place in Pittsburgh, PA yet 91 locations across the globe offer it."

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To what conditions is osteopathic manipulative treatment usually applied?

"Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) is capable of managing catarrh, relieving muscle spasms, and reducing fever symptoms."

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Is enrollment in this investigation still active?

"Clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this trial is actively recruiting, having been first published on February 19th 2020 and edited recently on November 2nd 2022."

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