Active clinical trials for "Back Pain"

Chronic low back pain often results in psychosocial and physical disability. A subgroup of these patients shows fear of (re)injury and avoidance behaviour leading to higher disability. The purpose of this study is to determine whether exposure in vivo is more effective in the treatment of fear avoidant chronic back pain patients than psychological treatment as usual (cognitive behavioural psychotherapy).

This research protocol will compare Theramine to a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in the treatment of chronic back pain. The study will examine the efficacy and tolerability of Theramine alone in patients with chronic back pain in comparison to the NSAID, Ibuprofen, and the co-administration of Ibuprofen with Theramine.

Proprioceptive weighting changes may explain differences in postural control performance. In addition, the respiratory movement has a disturbing effect on postural balance. Postural balance seems to be impaired in individuals with respiratory disorders. Besides the essential role of respiration, the diaphragm may also play an important role in the control of the trunk and postural balance. Deficits in proprioception are found in a subgroup of patients with low back pain. In addition, disorders of respiration have been identified as strongly related to low back pain. The aim of the study is to clarify whether inspiratory muscle training has a positive effect on proprioceptive postural control in individuals with recurrent low back pain.

This is a randomized controlled trial, with blinded assessor to evaluate the effectiveness of Pilates to treat low back pain. Hypothesis - the Pilates group will have best results than the control group (usual medicament treatment).

The purpose of the proposed study is to test the effect of an intervention technique that reduces trunk flexion upon rising, on the outcome measures of self-reported back pain and functional impairment in individuals with chronic or recurrent non-specific low back pain (LBP). The intervention is a self-administered and requires no medical intervention or drugs. The technique referred to as the restrained sitting treatment (RST), involves training in minimizing forward bending of the trunk immediately upon rising. The technique builds upon a previous randomized controlled study conducted and published by members of the research team. The underlying premise of RST exploits the natural diurnal pattern as the intervertebral discs (people are tallest when they first wake up). The discs are fully hydrated upon rising, disc internal hydrostatic pressures and external forces acting on surrounding soft tissues are greatest at this time, and these pressures and forces can increase significantly with trunk flexion. The RST technique utilizes a back support used in sitting during the first hour upon rising to minimize trunk flexion during this critical period as the intervertebral discs begins the diurnal cycle of fluid loss. The study will test the null hypothesis that there are no significant difference in outcome (LBP, work or social function/disability) between groups performing RST, the experimental group performing RST upon rising, the control group performing prior to going to bed.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fentanyl among Filipino participants with osteoarthritis (disorder which is seen mostly in older persons in which the joints become painful and stiff) and chronic (lasting a long time) low back pain.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Erchonia® ML Scanner (MLS) is effective in the treatment of acute minor episodic chronic low back pain of musculoskeletal origin.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether massage is effective in the treatment of low back pain and to optimize clinical therapeutic schedule of massage for low back pain.

The objective of this study is to evaluate clinical effectiveness and the effect on quality of life of an inelastic thoracolumbarasacral orthosis in male and female hyperkyphotic patients with moderate to severe back pain disability and to demonstrate the safety of the intervention through detailed reporting and analysis of adverse events.

The study examines the efficacy and safety of Analgecine in the treatment of chronic pain in patients with low back pain for 3 months after surgical treatment. It is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double blind, multi-center phase III clinical trial. Patients with chronic low back pain for 3 months after surgical treatment is recruited (age between 18 and 70; pain visual analysis scale (VAS) between 3 and 8). After randomization, subjects are divided into 3 groups: 1) Treatment with Analgecine (Experiment group); 2) Treatment with Neurotropin (positive control group); 3) Placebo group. Subjects will be undergone 4 measurement time points on day 0, 7, 14, and 21. In each time points, subjects are required to score their pain with pain VAS and to have regular blood, urine, and renal/liver function tests. The changes of the pain VAS at day 21 are compared between groups.