Clinical trials: Lumbar Back Pain
Low Back Pain
Cramer Sports Motion Tape and Low Back Pain EMG
Low back pain is a problem which affects up to 70-80% of people in their lifetime. In the United States, it is estimated that the total direct and indirect costs of low back pain combined ranges from $19.6 to $118.8 billion.
- Trial name
- KT_LBP_EMG (NCT02122445)
- Testing
- Cramer Sports Motion Tape
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sport and Spine Rehab Clinical Research Foundation
Pain, Chronic Pain
Effect of Pulse Width With Spinal Cord Stimulation
The primary objective of this study is to assess the effects of varying pulse width in suprathreshold dorsal column stimulation in patients with low back pain.
- Conditions
- Pain, Chronic Pain, Back Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00399516
- Testing
- Precision
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Lower Back Pain, Lumbar Radiculopathy
Virtual Reality as a Substitute for Procedural Sedation During Epidural Steroid Injections
This study examines the impact of virtual reality compared to sedation (midazolam and/or fentanyl) and no intervention on pain experienced from an epidural steroid injection (ESI).
- Trial name
- NCT04887285
- Testing
- Virtual reality, Intravenous sedation, Standard care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Low Back Pain
A Six Week Study Of The Pain Relieving Effects Of Celecoxib 200 Mg Twice Daily Compared To Tramadol 50 Mg Four Times Daily In Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
To compare the analgesic effectiveness of celecoxib and tramadol in subjects with Chronic Low Back Pain measured by the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-Pain) at Week 6
- Trial name
- NCT00662558
- Testing
- celecoxib, tramadol HCL
- Where
- 60 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 802 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Chronic Pain
Central Nervous System Amplification in Lumbar Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to learn whether or not certain risk factors and patient characteristics are linked with and possibly can predict the development of chronic pain after lumbar spine surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03444168
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Low Back Pain
TissueLink Study During Multi-Level Spine Surgery
The overall objective of the investigators research is to test the clinical efficacy of the TissueLink™ (Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc.) coagulation system in minimizing hemoglobin loss intraoperatively.
- Trial name
- NCT01300559
- Testing
- Tissuelink device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Low Back Pain
Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy (PNT) With Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
The purpose of this study is to assess the benefits of Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy when compared to a reference sham treatment in the treatment of patients who have undergone surgical intervention for chronic low back…
- Trial name
- NCT00290238
- Testing
- Vertis Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy (PNT), Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- RS Medical
Low Back Pain, Lumbago
Validation of the STarT Back Screening Tool in the Military
This is a trial to validate the use of the STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) in the Military Health System for patients with low back pain presenting to primary care.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Lumbago, Radiculopathy, Intervertebral Disc Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03127826
- Testing
- Risk Stratified Care, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
Low Back Pain
Translation of Robotic Apparel for Alleviating Low Back Pain
This is a NIAMS-sponsored clinical trial being conducted through the NIH Helping to End Addition Long-term (HEAL) Initiative's Back Pain Consortium (BACPAC) Research Program.
- Trial name
- NCT05736393
- Testing
- Back Exosuit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Radiculopathy, Herniated Disk
Percutaneous Diskectomy SpineJet x Open Microdiskectomy in Treatment of Lumbar Radiculopathy
Approximately 300,000 patients undergo open surgical procedures to treat symptoms caused by disc herniation. Among the various surgical techniques practiced the percutaneous discectomy occupies its space since the first…
- Trial name
- PDOP_TLR (NCT01367860)
- Testing
- Open microdiscectomy, Percutaneous Diskectomy SpineJet
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Low Back Pain, Sciatica
Management Strategies for Patients With Low Back Pain and Sciatica
Low back pain and sciatica is a common condition resulting in high costs and disability for society and affected individuals. Presently there is a lack of evidence for what treatments may help this condition early in the course…
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Sciatica, Physical Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT02391350
- Testing
- Education and re-assurance, Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Low Back Pain
Thera-Band® HEP for LBP Secondary Prevention
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a Thera-Band based home exercise program (HEP) on LBP and disability 4 weeks post treatment discharge.
- Trial name
- TBKT_HEP (NCT02355275)
- Testing
- Home Exercise Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Sport and Spine Rehab Clinical Research Foundation
Low Back Pain
Effect of Milnacipran in Chronic Neuropathic Low Back Pain
Low back pain is a public health problem affecting between 70-85% of adults at some time in their life. This study is being done to study the safety and effectiveness of the drug Milnacipran in treating chronic low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01225068
- Testing
- Milnacipran
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Lumbar Spinal Fusions
Pregabalin for the Treatment of Pain After Posterior Spinal Fusions
Acute pain management is challenging in patients after spinal fusions, particularly since most have taken analgesics for prolonged periods before choosing the surgical alternative.
- Trial name
- NCT01366196
- Testing
- Pregabalin 150 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Back Pain
Epidural Clonidine Versus Corticosteroid for Low Back Pain
Low back pain is a common condition, affecting majority of the adults in the United States at some point in their lives. Fortunately, most resolve, even without treatment. However, some suffer from continued or recurrent pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02239627
- Testing
- Epidural steroid, Clonidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Low Back Pain, Neuropathic Pain
Comparison of Increasing Doses of Tapentadol Versus a Combination of Tapentadol and Pregabalin
The main objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of increasing doses of tapentadol prolonged release (PR) (500 mg per day) versus a combination of tapentadol PR (300 mg per day) and…
- Trial name
- NCT01352741
- Testing
- Tapentadol Prolonged Release, Tapentadol Prolonged Release with Pregabalin, Tapentadol Prolonged Release open label maintenance
- Where
- 59 sites in Austria, Belgium and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 622 people
- Sponsor
- Grünenthal GmbH
Back Pain
Safety and Efficacy of the TransDiscal System Versus Medical Management in Treating Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain
The primary objective of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the TransDiscal System (TDS) in treating discogenic pain of the lumbar spine using a modified disc biacuplasty procedure.
- Trial name
- COLD (NCT01263054)
- Testing
- TransDiscal System, Medical Management
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Halyard Health
Low Back Pain
Effectiveness of Lumbar Facet Joint Nerve Blocks
1. To demonstrate whether: i. Facet joint nerve blocks have therapeutic value beyond the duration of local anesthetic effect. ii.
- Trial name
- NCT00355914
- Testing
- Lumbar Facet Joint Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Pain Management Center of Paducah
Neuropathy; Radicular, Lumbar, Lumbosacral, Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Efficacy of Pregabalin in Patients With Radicular Pain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether pregabalin is effective in reducing the pain in patients who present with radicular pain due to a herniated disc, spinal stenosis or failed back surgery syndrome.
- Conditions
- Neuropathy; Radicular, Lumbar, Lumbosacral, Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Spinal Stenosis, Herniated Disc
- Trial name
- NCT00908375
- Testing
- Pregabalin, Sugar Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Chronic Low Back Pain
ReActiv8 Post Market Surveillance Registry
To gather data on the long-term safety of ReActiv8 and identify any residual risks by reporting all Serious Adverse Device Effects as well as performance and health care utilization through two years post-implant.
- Trial name
- ReActiv8-C (NCT03255200)
- Testing
- ReActiv8 Implantable Stimulation System
- Where
- 5 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Mainstay Medical