CompletedNot Applicable

Feasibility of Spinal Manual Therapy Interventions for a Future Clinical Study of Back Pain

Switzerland81 participantsStarted 2023-04-04

Plain-language summary

This study aims to compare two different spinal manual therapy interventions of the back to determine if they are viable and acceptable for a future study investigating the treatment of patients with back pain. The two proposed spinal manual therapy interventions are widely used in the fields of chiropractic, physical therapy, osteopathy, and manual medicine to treat back pain and improve function. This is a randomized study, meaning that participants are randomly assigned (like tossing a coin) to one of two manual spinal therapy interventions.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years or older * With or without experience of spinal manual therapy * With or without experience of current low back pain Exclusion Criteria: * Serious spinal pathology (e.g. spinal fracture, cancer or infection) * History of lumbar spine surgery * Currently under care or in consultation with a specialist, chiropractor, physiotherapist, or osteopath for current back pain * Manual medicine health care provider (i.e., chiropractor, physiotherapist, osteopath, massage therapist, manual medicine trained physician) * Have a serious comorbidity preventing them from attending the research clinic and receiving the interventions * Pregnant or breastfeeding status * Involved in pending litigation related to back pain * Already participating in another research study related to back pain

What they're measuring

Participant blinding success, as measured by the validated Bang blinding index, immediately after intervention session 1.

Timeframe: Immediately after intervention session 1 (study day 1)

Participant blinding success, as measured by the validated Bang blinding index, immediately after intervention session 2.

Timeframe: Immediately after intervention session 2 (study day 2, between 48 hours and 2 weeks after study day 1)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05778396

SponsorBalgrist University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-04-25

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