Exclusion criterion
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Exclusion reasons for participants (n =122) who met a single exclusion criterion
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Exclusion reasons for participants (n =63) who met multiple exclusion criteria
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Number of participants meeting each exclusion criterion alone or combined with another
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---|
Other exclusions*
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81
|
27
|
108
|
Safety risk^
|
17
|
14
|
26
|
Quebec Task Force for Spinal Disorders classification#
|
13
|
9
|
22
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General poor health
|
4
|
10
|
14
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Alcohol or drug use
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3
|
3
|
6
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Osteoporosis
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1
|
2
|
3
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Uncontrolled hypertension
|
2
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0
|
2
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Vascular claudication
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1
|
1
|
2
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Bleeding disorder
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0
|
1
|
1
|
Prior spinal surgery
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0
|
1
|
1
|
- *Other exclusions included compliance concerns, referral needed, peripheral neuropathy, neuromuscular disease, or participant unable to tolerate study procedures.
- ^Safety risks related to treatment or testing procedures such as inflammatory spondyloarthropathy.
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#Quebec Task Force for Spinal Disorders classifications 4 to 6 and 8 to 11 were exclusionary in this trial.