Vihstadt 2014.

Trial name or title	Short‐Term Treatment vs Long‐Term Management of Neck and Back Disability in Older Adults Utilising Spinal Manipulative Therapy and Supervised Exercise: A Parallel‐Group Randomised Clinical Trial Evaluating Relative Effectiveness and Harms
Methods	RCT
Participants	Back and neck disability
Interventions	12 weeks SMT + SRE or 36 weeks SMT + SRE
Outcomes	Self report questionnaires administered at 2 baseline visits and at 4, 12, 24, 36, 52 and 78 weeks post randomisation. Primary outcomes include back and neck disability, measured by the Oswestry Disability Index and the Neck Disability Index. Secondary outcomes include pain, general health status, improvement, self efficacy, kinesiophobia, satisfaction and medication use. Functional outcome assessment occurs at baseline and at week 37 for hand grip strength, short physical performance battery and accelerometry. Individual qualitative interviews are conducted when treatment ends
Starting date	2014
Contact information	Northwestern Health Sciences University, Wolfe‐Harris Center for Clinical Studies, 2501 W. 84th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431, USA
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