A clinical trial of manipulative therapy and/or NSAIDs for significant acute low back pain

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/352576

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Acute low back pain is a disabling condition with many sufferers being unable to perform their family or work duties due to severe pain. Treatment of acute LBP is also costly, this condition being one of the most frequent problems managed by general practitioners. Guidelines about how to treat patients with acute low back pain have suggested that advice and paracetamol should be the first line of treatment. In patients with insufficient pain relief two of the most frequently used additional treatments are anti-inflammatory medication and manipulative physiotherapy. However, to date it is not known whether the addition of one or both of these treatments results in faster recovery for the patient. Our clinical trial will clarify whether the addition of (i) anti-inflammatory medication and-or (ii) manipulative physiotherapy, to advice and paracetamol given by the doctor results in a faster recovery for the patient with acute low back pain. This results of this study will make it possible for general practitioners to manage acute low back pain in an evidence-based way.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 01-01-2007

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $521,625.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Clinical Sciences

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Other Keywords

clinical effectiveness and evidence based medicine | low back pain | manipulative therapy | primary health care

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