Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:17 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:17 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00315120
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Must give a positive response to the question: "Have you had low back pain constantly or on most days for the last three months?"
* Must identify the low back as the primary site of pain
* Must agree to not receive any of the following outside of the study during the period of participation: osteopathic manipulative treatment, chiropractic adjustment (including "mobilization" or "manipulation"), physical therapy
* Women must not be pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the period of study participation (a negative pregnancy test and willingness to maintain an acceptable method of contraception will be required)
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of any of the following conditions which may be underlying causes of low back symptoms: cancer, spinal osteomyelitis, spinal fracture, herniated disc, ankylosing spondylitis, cauda equina syndrome
* History of surgery involving the low back within the past year or planned low back surgery in the future
* History of receiving Workers' Compensation benefits within the past three months
* Involvement in current litigation relating to back problems
* Current pregnancy or plan to become pregnant during the course of participation in the study
* Any of the following that may limit a provider's choice of osteopathic manipulative treatment techniques or hamper compliance with the study protocol: angina or congestive heart failure symptoms that occur at rest or with minimal activity, history of a stroke or transient ischemic attack within the past year
* Any of the following that may represent potential contraindications to receiving ultrasound physical therapy: implantation of a cardiac pacemaker, implantation of artificial joints or other biomedical devices, active bleeding or infection in the low back, pregnancy
* Use of intravenous, intramuscular, or oral corticosteroids within the past month
* History of osteopathic manipulative treatment, chiropractic adjustment, or physical therapy within the past three months or on more than three occasions during the past year
* Practitioner or student of any of the following: osteopathic medicine (D.O.) allopathic medicine (M.D.), chiropractic (D.C.), physical therapy
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
21 Years
Maximum Age:
69 Years
Study:
NCT00315120
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00315120