Effectiveness of Chiropractic Treatment for Low Back Pain in Adults

EPID6430 Epidemiology

Table of Contents
Question 1.............................................................................................................................................3
Short background..............................................................................................................................3
Justification of the trial......................................................................................................................3
Research question.............................................................................................................................3
Hypothesis to be tested.....................................................................................................................3
Study participants..............................................................................................................................3
Exclusion and inclusion criteria..........................................................................................................4
Explanation of intervention and comparison group..........................................................................4
Approach to treatment allocation.....................................................................................................5
Outcomes and its measurements......................................................................................................5
Sample size calculation......................................................................................................................6
Statistical analysis plan......................................................................................................................6
Question 2.............................................................................................................................................7
Interoperate forest plot and explain confidence interval and pooled estimate................................7
Evidence of heterogeneity.................................................................................................................7
Evidence of publication bias..............................................................................................................8
References...........................................................................................................................................10

Question 1
Short background
LBP (low back pain) is considered one of the leading issues of disability in worldwide.
Health care professionals suggested that there is no such an effective treatment available for
low back pain for patients, who suffered from this problem, but many viable treatments for
LBP are Physical therapists, Chiropractors and general practitioners are among those
providers that help low back pain patients(1).
Justification of the trial
Successfully completion of this study helps the health professionals to provide adequate
information about the effectiveness of Chiropractors treatment of actuate low back pain in
adults. This would also help the individuals to recover back pain related issues in successful
manner.
Research question
 Define the effectiveness of chiropractic treatment of actuate low back pain in adults?
 What are the most commonly used conservative approaches to solve back pain in
adults?
 Define the age group that are mostly suffered from the back pain problems?
Hypothesis to be tested
Hypothesis of present study is farmed as per the define questions.
H0:- There is a significant negative impact of chiropractic treatment of actuate low
back pain in adults
H1:- There is a significant positive impact of chiropractic treatment of actuate low back
pain in adults