Chiropractic Care, Medication, and Self-Care for Neck Pain

NCT ID: NCT00029770

Last Updated: 2008-01-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 270 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2001-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2007-05-31

Brief Summary

This study will compare the effectiveness of chiropractic care, medications, and self-care on neck pain, a very common condition. The broad, long-term objective of this study is to identify effective therapies for neck pain sufferers and to increase understanding of neck pain conditions.

Detailed Description

Neck pain is very common, with considerable socioeconomic consequences. Although some therapies appear promising, there are too few randomized clinical trials of sufficient quality to support the use of one therapy over another. This is especially true for acute/subacute neck pain. Although commonly treated with prescription medications, neck pain sufferers are increasingly seeking relief through complementary and alternative medicine therapies, such as chiropractic spinal manipulation. Little is known, however about the short- and long-term relative efficacy of these therapies and how they compare to giving patients simple advice on self-care.

The broad, long-term objective of this research is to identify effective therapies for neck pain sufferers and to increase our understanding of neck pain conditions. This randomized, observer-blinded clinical trial is a unique collaborative effort by experienced chiropractic and medical researchers and will focus on patients with acute/subacute neck pain (<12 weeks duration). The study will determine the relative efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulation, prescription medication, and self-care advice for neck pain in both the short term (after 6 weeks) and long term (after 52 weeks), using patient-rated neck pain as the main indicator of success.

Conditions

Neck Pain

Study Design

• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT

Interventions

Chiropractic spinal manipulation

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Acetaminophen

Intervention Type: DRUG

Self-care

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Non-Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)

Intervention Type: DRUG

Tylenol with codeine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women, due to use of diagnostic procedures (x-rays) and study treatments (NSAIDs and narcotic medications)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role: lead

Locations

Northern Health Sciences University

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

Countries

United States

References

Bronfort G, Evans R, Anderson AV, Svendsen KH, Bracha Y, Grimm RH. Spinal manipulation, medication, or home exercise with advice for acute and subacute neck pain: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Jan 3;156(1 Pt 1):1-10. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-1-201201030-00002.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 22213489 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

R01AT000707-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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