Health-Related Quality of Life Among United States Service Members with Low Back Pain Receiving Usual Care Plus Chiropractic Care vs Usual Care Alone: Secondary Outcomes of a Pragmatic Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examines Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS®)-29 v1.0 outcomes of chiropractic care in a multi-site, pragmatic clinical trial and compares the PROMIS measures to: 1) worst pain intensity from a numerical pain rating 0-10 scale, 2) 24-item Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ); and 3) global improvement (modified visual analog scale).

Design

A pragmatic, prospective, multisite, parallel-group comparative effectiveness clinical trial comparing usual medical care (UMC) with UMC plus chiropractic care (UMC+CC).

Setting

Three military treatment facilities.

Subjects

750 active-duty military personnel with low back pain.

Methods

Linear mixed effects regression models estimated the treatment group differe

SUBMITTER: Hays RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9434322 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature