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OMT vs. Standard Therapy in the Management of Acute Neck and Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06987578

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Official title

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment vs. Standard Therapy in the Management of Acute Neck and Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department

Brief summary

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Patients 18 to 65 years old who present within 72 hours of onset pain will be considered for study enrollment. Patients with the acute musculoskeletal low back or neck pain based on ED history and structural physical exam will be included. Patients will be excluded based upon specific exclusion criteria. After providing informed consent, patients will be randomized by block randomization to receive OMT or ibuprofen 400 mg, given orally.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT06987578
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Enrollment
45 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Other

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Jul 10, 2019
Primary completion
Dec 4, 2022
Completion
Dec 4, 2022
Last update posted
May 22, 2025

2019 – 2022

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
St. Joseph's University Medical Cener Paterson New Jersey 07503

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