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Spinal manipulation for Low Back Pain (SMTDNLBP Trial)

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Led By Jedidiah Farley, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Utah

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline

Awards & highlights

SMTDNLBP Trial Summary

This trial will test 3 treatments for low back pain, combining needling and spinal manipulation, needling only, and spinal manipulation only, followed by an at-home exercise program. Results will be measured at 4 time points.

Eligible Conditions

Low Back Pain

SMTDNLBP Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 4-weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~4-weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4-weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Low back pain Oswestry Disability Index Questionnaire at 1-week

Low back pain Oswestry Disability Index Questionnaire at 2-weeks

Low back pain Oswestry Disability Index Questionnaire at 4-weeks

+5 more

Secondary outcome measures

Erector spinae muscle change in thickness at 2-weeks

Erector spinae muscle change in thickness at 4-weeks

Erector spinae muscle change in thickness at Baseline

+6 more

SMTDNLBP Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Spinal manipulationActive Control1 Intervention

Spinal manipulation of the lumbar spine only group.

Group II: Spinal manipulation and dry needlingActive Control1 Intervention

Combination of spinal manipulation and dry needling of the lumbar spine group

Group III: Dry needlingActive Control1 Intervention

Dry needling of the symptomatic side of the lumbar spine only group.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of UtahLead Sponsor

1,098 Previous Clinical Trials

1,778,534 Total Patients Enrolled

20 Trials studying Low Back Pain

4,619 Patients Enrolled for Low Back Pain

Jedidiah Farley, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Utah

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is there an age cutoff for participating in this research study?

"This clinical trial only considers participants aged 18 - 60 as valid enrollees, according to the official criteria."

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What qualifications must be met for a person to participate in this medical experiment?

"This clinical trial is selecting up to 99 individuals who suffer from low back pain and are between the ages of 18-60."

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Are there still opportunities for enrolment in this clinical experiment?

"Clinicaltrials.gov reports this trial is no longer recruiting individuals, with the initial posting on February 28th 2021 and the last edit made on March 25th 2023. Alternatively, there are 327 other medical trials accepting participants presently."

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What are the ultimate goals of this clinical investigation?

"The primary objective of this trial is to assess the efficacy of a treatment on low back pain through Oswestry Disability Index Questionnaire results at baseline. Secondary assessments include measuring changes in contraction thickness, muscle activation and rest state with diagnostic ultrasound for erector spinae muscles at Baseline, gluteus medius muscles at Baseline, and lumbar multifidus muscles after 2 weeks."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

The Effect of Combining Spinal Manipulation and Dry Needling in Individuals With Low Back Pain

Jedidiah Farley 2021. "The Effect of Combining Spinal Manipulation and Dry Needling in Individuals With Low Back Pain". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05802901.