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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN41920953
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Naturopathic Care for Low Back Pain: a randomised controlled trial
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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NCLBP
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Serial number at source
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LBPT01
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Study hypothesis
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Will naturopathic care including acupuncture, diet counselling, and deep breathing be equally or more effective than a physiotherapy equivalent?
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Ethics approval
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Internal Review Board of The Canandian College of Naturopathic Medicine. Obtained in January 2005.
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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Canada
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Chronic low back pain
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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1. Mentally competent volunteers 18 to 65, male or female
2. Low back pain of more than six weeks duration
3. Normal on physical examination at the pre-study physical
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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1. History of spinal operations
2. Current history of herniated disk
3. Current history of systemic rheumatological disease, ankylosing spondylitis, tumors, infection
4. Pregnancy
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Anticipated start date
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01/01/2005
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Anticipated end date
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01/09/2005
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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75
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Interventions
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Active: acupuncture, dietary counseling, relaxation exercises
Control: education on physiotherapy exercises
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Oswestry, Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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1. Short Form health survey (SF-36)
2. Spinal Forward Flexion
3. Medication and adjunctive treatment usage
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Sources of funding
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1. Canada Post Corporation
2. Canadian Union of Postal Workers
3. The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
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Trial website
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Publications
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Results on http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0000919
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Contact name
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Dr
Edward
Mills
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Address
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Department of Clinical Epidemiology
The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
1255 Sheppard Ave. E.
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City/town
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Toronto
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Zip/Postcode
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M2K 1E2
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Country
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Canada
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Sponsor
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The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (Canada)
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Address
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1255 Sheppard Ave E.
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City/town
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Toronto
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Zip/Postcode
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M2K 1E2
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Country
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Canada
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.ccnm.edu/
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Date applied
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19/12/2006
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Last edited
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19/09/2007
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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16/01/2007
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