Naturopathic Care for Low Back Pain: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN41920953

Enrollment

Registered

2007-01-16

Start date

2005-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Chronic low back pain Musculoskeletal Diseases Low back pain

Interventions

Active: acupuncture, dietary counseling, relaxation exercises Control: education on physiotherapy exercises

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Oswestry, Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Short Form health survey (SF-36) 2. Spinal Forward Flexion 3. Medication and adjunctive treatment usage	—

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 6, 2026