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Is Conditioned Pain Modulation Predictive of Clinical Improvement in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain?

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 64 YearsAllBrooke Army Medical Center
NCT06544525 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) a measure of the effectiveness of the descending pain pathway and therefore a measure of the body's ability to perform endogenous analgesia. In subjects with normal function of the descending pain pathway, the net-effect during CPM testing is anti-nociceptive, or inhibition of the ascending pain pathway. In those with impaired descending pain pathway function, the response to CPM testing is pro-nociceptive, indicating that the body is unable to inhibit the pain signal, or may even amplify it. There is literature that supports the presence of impaired CPM, and therefore impaired descending pain pathway function, in numerus chronic pain conditions, including low back pain. Impaired descending pain pathway function may be contributing to this chronic pain presentation. This study will give us information on whether a typical physical therapy plan of care is

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * DEERS eligible * English speaking * Age 18-64 years * ODI baseline ≥25% * NPRS baseline ≥3/10 * Low back pain symptoms greater than 3 months * Must be able to commit to at least six weeks of physical therapy interventions Exclusion Criteria: * Serious spinal pathology (acute fracture, active cancer, inflammation, inflammatory arthropathy) * Low back pain symptoms radiating below the knee * Pregnancy * Diagnosed neurological disease including traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, chronic regional pain syndrome, and fibromyalgia. * History spinal surgery * Currently under litigation related to low back pain * Currently going through Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) * Retiring or separating from the military within a year
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What it tests

  • Physical therapy
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Where

1 site
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, United States
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