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New study tests if hands-on therapy can keep older adults out of the operating room

NCT ID NCT06023498

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether manual therapy, exercise, and acupuncture can reduce pain and improve walking in older adults with lumbar spinal stenosis, a common cause of back and leg pain. Researchers enrolled 60 participants to see if a larger trial is possible. The goal is to find non-surgical ways to help people move better and avoid unnecessary surgery.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

60 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2024

Finished

Mar 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

50 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Intermittent neurogenic claudication (INC), defined as pain or discomfort with walking or prolonged standing that radiates beyond the spinal area and is relieved with sitting (ascertained using a structured interview) * Average pain/discomfort severity \> moderate * Advanced imaging (e.g., MRI, CT scan, CT-myelogram) evidence of lumbar spinal stenosis (extracted from electronic medical record, or outside report provided by participant; advanced imaging will not be performed as part of our study procedures) * Able to commit to 9 months of study participation * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Red flags indicative of serious underlying illness requiring urgent care (e.g., fever, change in bowel/ bladder function, sudden severe change in pain, unintentional weight loss, new leg weakness) * Walking capacity over 2 miles * Other conditions that significantly impact mobility (e.g., painful conditions such as advanced hip/knee osteoarthritis with pain more severe than INC pain, Parkinson's disease, stroke, vascular claudication, angina pectoris, pulmonary disease, morbid obesity (i.e., BMI \> 40). * Prior lumbar surgery, because of its negative impact on spinal biomechanics; * Positive screen for dementia (i.e., Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination); * Acute medical or psychiatric illness, or active substance abuse that renders the patient incapable of being a reliable study participant; * Prohibitive communication impairment (e.g., severe hearing or visual impairment)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lumbar spinal stenosis spinal stenosis

As listed by the trial registrant

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Lumbar spinal stenosis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Boston Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

  • Orlando VA Medical Center

    Orlando, Florida, 32827, United States

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