Chiropractic and Exercise for Low Back Pain in Adolescents

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

185 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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Recent research has confirmed that low back pain (LBP) is a significant health problem not only for adults, but also for children and adolescents. Given the enormous social and economic costs associated with LBP, it is critical that attempts be made to decrease the burden of LBP for patients and society.

The primary aim of this project is to determine the relative clinical effectiveness of 3 months of chiropractic care and supervised exercise versus supervised exercise in 184 adolescents with sub-acute recurrent, or chronic LBP. Relative effectiveness will be evaluated in the short, intermediate and long term using pain as the primary outcome measure. Secondary aims are to assess group differences in patient self-reported disability, quality of life, perceived improvement, satisfaction, activity levels, lumbar dynamic motion, and trunk muscle endurance. Patients' and caregivers' perceptions of treatment using qualitative interviews will also be assessed.

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Detailed Description

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This study is a two-site, prospective, parallel group, observer-blinded randomized controlled trial (RCT). The objective of this study is to determine the relative clinical effectiveness of 1) chiropractic care and supervised exercise; and 2) supervised exercise in adolescents with sub-acute recurrent LBP (2-12 weeks duration) or chronic LBP (\>12 weeks duration ).

A total of 184 participants 12-18 years of age will be recruited from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St.Paul and Portland metropolitan areas to the research clinics at Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) and the University of Western States Portland(UWS). Data collection measures and study protocols will be standardized across sites. The Office of Data Management at NWHSU will serve as the central data coordinating center, with a web-based interface for centralized data handling and treatment assignment.

Self-reported outcome measures assessing pain and disability, will be collected at baseline, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 12 months post-randomization. In addition, quality of life, improvement, and satisfaction will be measured at months 3, 6 and 12. Objective outcome measures including lumbar dynamic motion and trunk muscle endurance will be assessed by blinded examiners at baseline and post-treatment phase (3 and 6 months). Patients will wear accelerometers for the 7 days preceding follow up visits for months 3 and 6. Qualitative patient interviews assessing patient and care-giver perceptions of care will be also be conducted at 3 and 6 months.

Conditions

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Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Chiropractic + Exercise

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Chiropractic + Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Treatment will include eight to 16 treatments provided over the 12-week period. Each treatment visit will last from 10-20 minutes and consist of manual spinal manipulation and mobilization. Light soft tissue techniques (i.e., active and passive muscle stretching, hot and cold packs, and ischemic compression of tender points) will be used as indicated to facilitate the manual therapy.

Patients will attend 8 to 16, one-on-one, 45-minute sessions over the course of 3 months. The sessions will follow a standardized approach but will be individualized to meet the patient's needs specific to their lifestyle, fitness level, and clinical characteristics. The exercise program will be comprised of three parts: 1) education, 2) supervised exercise, and 3) home exercise.

Exercise

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients will attend 8 to 16, one-on-one, 45-minute sessions over the course of 3 months. The sessions will follow a standardized approach but will be individualized to meet the patient's needs specific to their lifestyle, fitness level, and clinical characteristics. The exercise program will be comprised of three parts: 1) education, 2) supervised exercise, and 3) home exercise.

Interventions

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Chiropractic + Exercise

Treatment will include eight to 16 treatments provided over the 12-week period. Each treatment visit will last from 10-20 minutes and consist of manual spinal manipulation and mobilization. Light soft tissue techniques (i.e., active and passive muscle stretching, hot and cold packs, and ischemic compression of tender points) will be used as indicated to facilitate the manual therapy.

Patients will attend 8 to 16, one-on-one, 45-minute sessions over the course of 3 months. The sessions will follow a standardized approach but will be individualized to meet the patient's needs specific to their lifestyle, fitness level, and clinical characteristics. The exercise program will be comprised of three parts: 1) education, 2) supervised exercise, and 3) home exercise.

Intervention Type OTHER

Exercise

Patients will attend 8 to 16, one-on-one, 45-minute sessions over the course of 3 months. The sessions will follow a standardized approach but will be individualized to meet the patient's needs specific to their lifestyle, fitness level, and clinical characteristics. The exercise program will be comprised of three parts: 1) education, 2) supervised exercise, and 3) home exercise.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 12-18 years of age
* Stable prescription medication plan (no changes in prescription medications that affect musculoskeletal pain in the previous month)
* Primary complaint of low back pain \> 3 on 0 to 10 scale

Either:

* Recurrent, sub-acute low back pain defined as current episode of 2-12 weeks duration AND at least an additional 10 days of back pain in the past year OR
* Chronic low back pain defined as current episode \>12 weeks duration

Exclusion Criteria

* Chiropractic care or exercise therapy in the previous month
* Ongoing treatment for low back pain by other health care providers
* Other serious physical or mental health care conditions (for example diabetes, cancer, etc.)
* Contraindications to study therapies including acute disc herniation, spondylolysis, spondylolithesis, or inflammatory arthritides
* Benign joint hypermobility syndrome

Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No