Osteopathic Evaluation on Patients With Non-specific Back Pain: An Inter-examiner Reliability Study

June 9, 2011 updated by: Kirnan, Jaime

Osteopathic Evaluation on Patients With Non-specific Back Pain: An Observational Inter-examiner Reliability Study

The purpose of this study is to determine whether two osteopathic evaluators with less than 5 years experience will be able to determine the same location and nature of the primary lesion(s) or restriction(s)in patients with chronic non-specific back pain using a global osteopathic evaluation approach.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Back pain is one of the leading causes of consultation for rehabilitation. Establishing a diagnosis in the initial patient assessment is essential to choosing a specific treatment plan for that patient, regardless of the type of therapy the patient chooses to pursue. Evidence based medicine is the current gold standard for most manual-therapy professions, and there has been a great deal of research performed in an attempt to give credibility to the one tool that all manual therapy professions share in common: palpation. Few studies have been able to demonstrate an acceptable rate of inter-examiner reliability for palpation. This study will combine a global testing regime, consensus training for evaluators, and access to history of injury with symptomatic subjects to verify the inter-examiner reliability of an osteopathic evaluation on patients with chronic, non-specific low back pain.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

20

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Quebec
      • Brossard, Quebec, Canada, J4Z 1A7
        • Concordia Physio Sport

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Community Sample

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men and women ages 18-60
  • Must have a history of non-specific back pain (not due to any known pathology eg. disc herniation or disc degenerative disease) that is currently not irritated and has not been, in the past 8 weeks
  • Must be available for 3 consecutive hour

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a known cause for their back pain
  • Patients who have had a flare up of symptoms within the last 8 weeks
  • Patients who are currently undergoing any rehabilitation or who have received manual treatment in the last 8 weeks.
  • Patients who are taking daily medications for pain
  • Pregnant women
  • Major medical conditions: fractures, degenerative arthritis, inflammatory disorders, ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis, cancer, paralysis stroke or recent concussion history
  • Any other conditions that would prevent the participant from completing the evaluation

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Non-specific back pain
Other: General Osteopathic Evaluation
2 general osteopathic evaluations of approximately 1 hour in duration done consecutively on the same day with a 15 minute break between evaluations

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Inter-examiner reliability
Time Frame: Day 1
Inter-examiner reliability between two evaluators for nature and location of primary restriction(s), lesion(s) found during a global osteopathic evaluation
Day 1

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Kirnan, Jaime

Investigators

  • Study Director: René Pelletier, MSc., D.O
  • Study Director: Sabrina Silla, BSc., PT, DO
  • Principal Investigator: Jaime Kirnan, BSc., CAT(c)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 10, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 10, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

December 13, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 13, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 9, 2011

Last Verified

June 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • JAK-OST-1

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