Shockwave therapy for back pain? trial pulled before it even started
NCT ID NCT06852898
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if adding radial shockwave therapy to chiropractic care helps adults with acute low back pain recover faster. Participants would have visited the clinic weekly for five weeks, receiving either chiropractic care alone or chiropractic plus shockwave therapy. However, the trial was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)
- What this could lead to
- If it worked, this could point toward a faster recovery option for acute low back pain using shockwave therapy alongside chiropractic care.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no data exists. Even if run, it was a small early study and the added benefit of shockwave therapy is uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Biological sex of male or female 2. Age Range: 18 to 40 years old 3. Diagnosis of acute mechanical low back pain (\< 3 months duration) 4. Pain intensity \> 3 on the 11 point NPRS with 0 "being no pain at all" to 10 "being worse pain possible" within the context of either "right now" or "at its worst during the past 7 days" Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects who are currently using over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), like ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxen (Aleve), or prescription NSAIDs to manage any medical condition. 2. Subjects who used oral corticosteroids that are only available by prescription to manage any medical condition within the past 6 weeks. 3. Subject who received a corticosteroid injection for any medical condition within the past 6 weeks. 4. Subjects who are not willing to be randomly assigned to either of the treatment interventions. 5. Subjects with open wounds to the lower and mid back that will prevent the application of radial ESWT. 6. Subjects with hypermobility and/or instability of the lower and mid back, which are contraindications for manual therapy. 7. Subjects who have a case history of low back pain episodes, e.g., chronic or persistent occurrence of low back pain. 8. Subjects who do not meet the differential diagnosis of acute mechanical low back pain, i.e., origin of their back pain is unknown or non-specific to a low back structure. \-
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seneca Falls Health Center at Northeast College of Health Sciences
Seneca Falls, New York, 13148, United States