N/A N=136 Randomized Double-blind Treatment

Chiropractic Management of Chronic Lower Back Pain in Older Adults

Chronic Low Back Pain

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

136

Serious AEs

4.4%

Results posted

Dec 2014

Primary outcome: Primary: Symptoms of Chronic Lower Back Pain as Measured With the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) — 26.32; 20.45 percentage of change from baseline to 5

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: Spinal Manipulation (Procedure); Detuned Ultrasound (Procedure)
Age: Older Adult · 65+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: US Department of Veterans Affairs
Primary completion: Apr 2011

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Symptoms of Chronic Lower Back Pain as Measured With the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	26.32; 20.45	—
SECONDARY Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36(SF-36) Bodily Pain	-1.01; -.53	—
SECONDARY Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)	5.45; 3.42	—
SECONDARY Performance of the Timed up and go Test	-1.17; -.65	—
SECONDARY Medical Outcome Study Short Form Physical Functioning Subscale	-.06; -.05	—

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of Chiropractic management for treatment of chronic lower back pain in older adults.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Pain greater than three months in duration
Localized pain to the lumbosacral and gluteal regions and no focal radicular symptoms
Pain elicited upon deep palpation of the lumbar erector spinae musculature 4) Pain that can be either exacerbated or relieved by varying body position

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will be excluded if they have a history of fragility fracture of radiographic evidence of lumbar compression fracture
Patient will be excluded if they have undergone a course of previous chiropractic care
Severely demented patients, as indicated by their previous medical history and Mini Mental State scores of 22 or less, will not be selected.
The exclusion criteria are representative of the absolute contraindications for chiropractic management, specifically to mean high velocity, low amplitude spinal manipulation.

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