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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03118206
Date of registration: 07/04/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
Public title: Comparison of the Effect of Lumbar Spinal Manipulation, Physical Therapy and Surgical Management in the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Scientific title: Comparison of the Effect of Lumbar Spinal Manipulation, Physical Therapy and Surgical Management in the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Date of first enrolment: January 2017
Target sample size: 14
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03118206
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     Lin-Fen Hsieh, M.D
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Affiliation:  Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age between 20 to 80 age years old

2. Moderate to severe low back painand/or sciatica,and/or intermittent claudication
(VAS>=4)

3. Symptom duration is more than three months

4. The diagnosis is proved by MRI

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Serious spinal pathologies including spinal tumor, infection, andinflammatory disease

2. Progressive weakness, sensory loss or symptoms and signs suggesting cauda equine esion

3. Concomitant serious medical conditions

4. History of spinal surgery before

5. Severe osteoporosis or instability of the lumbar spine



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Spinal Manipulation
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Physical Therapy
Surgery
Intervention(s)
Procedure: spinal manipulation
Device: lumbar traction
Procedure: surgery
Primary Outcome(s)
VAS pain score [Time Frame: Clinical evaluation will be conducted at pre-treatment, post-treatment day 7, post-treatment 3 months and post-treatment 6 months after treatments.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Modified OswestryDisability Questionnaire (MODQ) [Time Frame: Clinical evaluation will be conducted at pre-treatment, post-treatment day 7, post-treatment 3 months and post-treatment 6 months after treatments.]
Swiss Spinal Stenosis Questionnaire [Time Frame: Clinical evaluation will be conducted at pre-treatment, post-treatment day 7, post-treatment 3 months and post-treatment 6 months after treatments.]
Intermittent claudication [Time Frame: Clinical evaluation will be conducted at pre-treatment, post-treatment day 7, post-treatment 3 months and post-treatment 6 months after treatments.]
The Medical Outcome Survey Short Form (SF-36) [Time Frame: Clinical evaluation will be conducted at pre-treatment, post-treatment day 7, post-treatment 3 months and post-treatment 6 months after treatments.]
Secondary ID(s)
20160804R
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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