Case series of the week-by-week changes in pain, function, and presenteeism amongst chiropractic patients with chronic LBP treated over 4 weeks.

Case series of the week-by-week changes in pain, function, and presenteeism amongst chiropractic patients with chronic LBP treated over 4 weeks. - Chiropractic low back pain patient outcomes

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000030640

Enrollment

Registered

2017-12-31

Start date

2016-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Participants received 2 treatment sessions per week for the first 3 weeks and 1 treatment in the 4th week. Chiropractic care included spinal manipulation and passive care for the first 2 weeks, followed by spinal manipulation and primarily active care for the remaining 2 weeks of the study.

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: chronic non-specific LBP, between 18-75 years of age, possessing a job, and providing informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: unstable fractures, severe osteoporosis, multiple myeloma, osteomyelitis, primary bone tumor, Paget disease, cauda equina, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter syndrome, abdominal aortic aneurysm, and spondylolisthesis.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Numeric rating scale for pain, Roland Morris Questionnaire, and Stanford Presenteeism Scale.	—

Countries

North America

Contacts

Public ContactJohn Ward

Texas Chiropractic College Research

jward@txchiro.edu281-236-4908

Outcome results