Low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
European Centre for Chiropractic Research Excellence, Nederlandse Chiropractie Associatie
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged >55 years will be included when they consult a chiropractor for a new episode of low-back pain. All low-back complaints will be included, defined here as pain extending from the thoracolumbar junction to the first sacral vertebra and extending to the pelvis. An episode is considered new if the patient has not visited a chiropractor during the preceding six months for the same back complaint.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects who are unable to complete the web-based questionnaires because of language restrictions or computer literacy restrictions will be excluded as well as those with cognitive disorders. In addition, those with a suspected tumor, fracture, infection or any other potential red flag or condition considered to be a contraindication for spinal manipulative therapy will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| This ambitious pan European project would provide the necessary data to fill the gap in knowledge on older people with low-back pain and improve standards of chiropractic care for this patient population. 1. Examine the duration, severity, and clinical course of low-back pain in older people who visit a chiropractor for a new episode of low-back pain; 2. Identify prognostic factors which may influence this course; 3. Determine effects (e.g. functional disability, quality of life) as well as associated costs and safety of care in older people visiting the chiropractor for low-back pain. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identify barriers and facilitators which can influence access to chiropractic care. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactAlan Jenks
Vrije Universiteit
Outcome results
None listed