Naturopathic Care for Low Back Pain: a randomised controlled trial
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN41920953 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN41920953 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | LBPT01 |
- Submission date
- 19/12/2006
- Registration date
- 16/01/2007
- Last edited
- 19/09/2007
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Edward Mills
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Clinical Epidemiology
The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
1255 Sheppard Ave. E.
Toronto
M2K 1E2
Canada
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Other |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Scientific title | |
| Study acronym | NCLBP |
| Study objectives | Will naturopathic care including acupuncture, diet counselling, and deep breathing be equally or more effective than a physiotherapy equivalent? |
| Ethics approval(s) | Internal Review Board of The Canandian College of Naturopathic Medicine. Obtained in January 2005. |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Chronic low back pain |
| Intervention | Active: acupuncture, dietary counseling, relaxation exercises Control: education on physiotherapy exercises |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Oswestry, Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Short Form health survey (SF-36) 2. Spinal Forward Flexion 3. Medication and adjunctive treatment usage |
| Overall study start date | 01/01/2005 |
| Completion date | 01/09/2005 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 75 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Mentally competent volunteers 18 to 65, male or female 2. Low back pain of more than six weeks duration 3. Normal on physical examination at the pre-study physical |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. History of spinal operations 2. Current history of herniated disk 3. Current history of systemic rheumatological disease, ankylosing spondylitis, tumors, infection 4. Pregnancy |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/01/2005 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/09/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Canada
Study participating centre
Department of Clinical Epidemiology
Toronto
M2K 1E2
Canada
M2K 1E2
Canada
Sponsor information
The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (Canada)
University/education
University/education
1255 Sheppard Ave E.
Toronto
M2K 1E2
Canada
| Website | http://www.ccnm.edu/ |
|---|---|
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/03pjwtr87 |
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Canada Post Corporation
No information available
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
No information available
The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | Results | 19/09/2007 | Yes | No |
