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Massage, Meditation, and Tai Chi for Chronic Lower Back Pain

NCT ID: NCT00070915

Last Updated: 2017-10-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-09-30

Study Completion Date

2003-06-30

Brief Summary

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This clinical trial is a preliminary study designed to prepare for a full-scale, randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness of tai chi, mediation, and therapeutic massage for chronic lower back pain in adults.

Detailed Description

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Despite the common use of complementary and alternative therapies for back pain, little is known about how such therapies compare with each other or with conventional medical therapies in terms of effectiveness and cost. This study will lay the groundwork for a full-scale trial that will evaluate the relative effectiveness and costs of three promising relaxation-related techniques (massage, tai chi, and meditation) that are appropriate for both younger and older adults with chronic lower back pain. The pilot study will identify and resolve unanticipated problems and estimate the sample sizes required for an adequately-powered, full-scale trial.

Participants with chronic lower back pain will be randomly assigned to one of the following groups: tai chi, massage, meditation, or continued usual care (control group). The participants assigned to each intervention will be divided equally between persons under and over age 65.

Conditions

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Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Interventions

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Tai chi

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic massage

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Chronic lower back pain
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Kaiser Permanente

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Daniel C. Cherkin

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Center for Health Studies

Other Identifiers

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R01AT000606-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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R01AT000606-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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