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:
2025-12-24 @ 7:24 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:24 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01438203
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients, age 18 and older, with mechanically producible low back pain, who attend care at a physical therapy outpatient setting, will be screened for eligibility for the study.
* For patients to meet inclusion requirements, they had to display a within session change in pain and/or range of motion during the assessment phase of the clinical examination. In other words, as the clinician performed their assessment and applied a passive accessory assessment technique, the pain and/or range of motion improved during that session, which suggests a favorable outcome using a comparable treatment technique. This is hallmark clinical finding in the patient response model and has been proposed as both a predictor of a positive outcome and as a prognostic variable toward long-term improvements in impairments.
Exclusion Criteria:
* The presence of any red flags (i.e., tumor, metabolic diseases, RA, osteoporosis, prolonged history of steroid use, etc.)
* Signs consistent with nerve root compression (reproduction of low back or leg pain with straight leg raise at less than 45°
* Muscle weakness involving a major muscle group of the lower extremity,
* Diminished lower extremity muscle stretch reflex
* Diminished or absent sensation to pinprick in any lower extremity dermatome)
* Other exclusion criteria included prior surgery to the lumbar spine and current pregnancy
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01438203
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01438203