Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:42 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:42 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02352532
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Between the age of 18 - 65 years
* Read and speak English well enough to provide informed consent and follow study instructions
* Active duty military or DOD beneficiary
* History of prior surgery to the lumbosacral spine
* Received manual therapy, acupuncture, or dry-needling interventions to the lumbosacral spine within the past 4 weeks
* Currently taking anticoagulant medications or those individuals with a medical history of bleeding disorder
* History of systemic inflammatory disease or other serious spinal pathology (e.g. annular tears of the intervertebral disc, spinal stenosis, fracture)
* Known pregnancy and/or inability to lie prone and fully elevate bilateral arms
* Presence of neurogenic LBP defined by either a positive ipsilateral or contralateral straight leg raise (reproduction of symptoms at \<45°) or reflex, sensation, or strength deficits in a pattern consistent with nerve root compression
* Medical "red flags" of a potentially serious condition including cauda equina syndrome, major or rapidly progressing neurological deficit, fracture, cancer, infection, or systemic disease
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of prior surgery to the lumbosacral spine
* Received manual therapy, acupuncture, or dry-needling interventions to the lumbosacral spine within the past 4 weeks
* Currently taking anticoagulant medications or those individuals with a medical history of bleeding disorder
* History of systemic inflammatory disease or other serious spinal pathology (e.g. annular tears of the intervertebral disc, spinal stenosis, fracture)
* Known pregnancy and/or inability to lie prone and fully elevate bilateral arms
* Presence of neurogenic LBP defined by either a positive ipsilateral or contralateral straight leg raise (reproduction of symptoms at \<45°) or reflex, sensation, or strength deficits in a pattern consistent with nerve root compression
* Medical "red flags" of a potentially serious condition including cauda equina syndrome, major or rapidly progressing neurological deficit, fracture, cancer, infection, or systemic disease
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT02352532
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02352532