Overview of the Pregnancy Low Back Pain Study
If
you are pregnant with low back pain you may be eligible to participate
in an Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) study that
compares three drugless interventions in Portland, Oregon:
This
is a randomized controlled trial for about 90 women. If you participate
in the study you will be randomly placed in one of the three intervention
groups. You cannot decide which type of intervention you will receive.
Intervention Schedule
You
may begin the study at any time in your pregnancy. If you are entered
into the study you can expect to be evaluated and intervention applied on the same
schedule as your prenatal visits:
- Once a month until 28 weeks gestation
- Twice a month until 36 weeks gestation
- Once a week after 37 weeks gestation
- If your back hurts a lot it may be necessary to treat you more frequently.
Study Visits
The first study visit takes about 1-1.5 hours.
The other study visits take about 30-60 minutes.
You will also be asked to complete a one hour interview about your growing up experiences.
At most study visits you will be asked to
- Fill in some paperwork about your pain and feelings about your baby
- Spend
5 minutes before and after intervention with a little clip attached to
your ear that collects data about the rhythm of your heart beat
- Receive an intervention
- You will receive $20 for each study visit you complete
- You will receive intervention at each study visit
- All study visits will take place at OHSU in Multnomah Pavillion 3rd Floor #3309
OHSU IRB#5033 PI, W. Thomas Gregory, MD
