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Clinical Trial: Massage, Meditation, and Tai Chi for Chronic Lower Back Pain
This study has been completed.
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Purpose
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.
| Condition | Treatment or Intervention |
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| Low Back Pain | Behavior: Tai chi Behavior: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction program Procedure: Therapeutic massage |
MedlinePlus related topics: Back Pain
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: Relaxation-Related CAM Therapies for Chronic Back Pain
Expected Total Enrollment: 120
Study start: September 2000; Study completion: June 2003
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.
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 20 Years - 64 Years, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Chronic lower back pain
Location Information
Daniel C. Cherkin, Principal Investigator, Center for Health Studies
More Information
Record last reviewed: October 2003
Last Updated: October 13, 2004
Record first received: October 9, 2003
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00070915
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: April 9, 2005
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