Clinical trials: Chiropractic
Acute Sciatica, Lumbar Disc Herniation
Chiropractic Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Acute Sciatica Secondary to Lumbar Disc Herniation
Comparisons of surgical and non-operative treatment of patients with acute sciatica secondary to lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (AS/LDH) have shown no appreciable difference in outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT01552486
- Testing
- Chiropractic Spinal Manipulative Therapy, Usual Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Vancouver General Hospital
Occupational Stress
Yoga Versus Yoga Plus Mindfulness on Perceived Stress and Mindful Attention Awareness in a Chiropractic College Setting
Objective: The purpose of the study was to compare the effects of different types of yoga practices on mindfulness and stress levels reported by students, faculty, and staff at a health professional school.
- Trial name
- NCT05595785
- Testing
- Physical-Based Yoga Practice, Mindfulness-Based Yoga Practice
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jeanmarie R. Burke, PhD
Healthy Individuals
Comparison of the Effectiveness of Spinal Stabilization Exercises and Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation
It is the study of the effectiveness of spinal stabilization exercises and chiropractic spinal manipulation in healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT04830098
- Testing
- Spinal stabilization exercises, Chiropractic manipulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Neuromuscular Subluxation of Joint, Physical Therapy
The Immediate Effect of Sacroiliac Joint Manipulation in Standing Workers
The aim of this study was to determine whether sacroiliac joint manipulation has a positive effect on muscle strength, balance and range of motion in standing workers.
- Trial name
- IESJMSW (NCT06604312)
- Testing
- Sacroiliac Joint Manipulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- SEFA HAKTAN HATIK
Stress
Upper Cervical and Thoracic Chiropractic Adjustment
The proposed study examines the differences in how the ANS responds to cervical adjustments in comparison to thoracic adjustments.
- Trial name
- NCT05465395
- Testing
- Upper Cervical Adjustemnt, Thoracic Adjustemnt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Life University
Musculoskeletal Pain
Swiss Chiropractic Cohort (Swiss ChiCo) Study: A Nationwide Practice-Based Research Network Project
The Swiss chiropractic cohort (Swiss ChiCo) practice-based research network (PBRN) is nationwide research project with the aim to develop a musculoskeletal focused PBRN within the Swiss chiropractic setting and describe the…
- Trial name
- NCT05046249
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Balgrist University Hospital
Chronic Low Back Pain
Patient Engagement Via Crowdsourcing
The study aims to advance pain research by exploring feasibility of crowdsourcing patient pain data via Amazon Mechanical Turk, the largest and most studied crowdsourcing platform in the U.S.
- Trial name
- PECS (NCT03264521)
- Testing
- Surveys
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Acute Lower Back Pain
Comparative Clinical Trial: Manual Therapy With and Without Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy to Treat Acute Low Back Pain
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the addition of radial pulse therapy to chiropractic care will help adult patients recover faster to an acute bout of low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT06852898
- Testing
- Chiropractic Care, Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) - Radial Pulse Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Northeast College of Health Sciences
Pelvic Girdle Pain
Pelvic Girdle Pain in a Pregnant Population in Western Norway.
The objectives in this study are 1. to explore the incidence and cumulative prevalence of pelvic girdle pain (PGP) and its subgroups in a prospective longitudinal study during pregnancy, from 18 weeks until 6 weeks after…
- Trial name
- NCT01098136
- Testing
- Chiropractic, Conventional medical intervention, Conventional and alternative intervention
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 650 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Stavanger HF
Osteoarthritis, Hip
Clinical Assessment of Two Manipulative Protocols in Treatment of Hip Osteoarthritis
Purpose of this study is to examine the effect of chiropractic adjusting (manipulative therapy) and rehabilitation on hip osteoarthritis (hip OA) in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00523172
- Testing
- manual or manipulative therapy, Manual / Manipulative Therapy, Supportive Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Cleveland Chiropractic College
Autism, Food Allergies
Treatment of Autistic Children Using NAET Procedures
1. Purpose of this study is to determine whether NAET procedures are effective in the treatment of children with allergy-related autism spectrum disorders in restoring their verbal and nonverbal communication. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00277407
- Testing
- NAET with acupressure and/or chiropractic procedures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Nambudripad's Allergy Research Foundation
Acute Pain, Neck Pain
Effect of Biofreeze® Versus Placebo on Acute Neck Pain, Disability, and Range of Motion
The purpose of this study to compare the effect of Biofreeze® versus a Placebo on neck pain, disability, fear avoidance, and range of motion prior to and following cervical manipulation over the course of one week among patients…
- Trial name
- NCT03157349
- Testing
- Biofreeze
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Sport and Spine Rehab Clinical Research Foundation
Sciatica Pain
The Impact of High Frequency Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Chiropractic Care on Sciatic Axonal Lesion Presenting as Painful Leg: Case Report
To present an evidence-based case report on the prognosis of a pediatric patient with right sciatica and painful leg. A 5-year-old girl with limping gait, presented with right-sided buttock and lower extremity pain and numbness.
- Trial name
- NCT05923957
- Testing
- TENS and Exercise
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Neck Pain
Chiropractic Care, Medication, and Self-Care for Neck Pain
This study will compare the effectiveness of chiropractic care, medications, and self-care on neck pain, a very common condition.
- Trial name
- NCT00029770
- Testing
- Chiropractic spinal manipulation, Acetaminophen, Self-care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Spinal Manipulation, Chiropractic
Comparison of the Effectiveness of Chiropractic Manipulation Applied to the Lumbar Sacroiliac Region in Patients With Lumbar Disc Herniation
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of chiropractic manipulation applied to the lumbar and sacroiliac regions in patients with lumbar disc herniation.
- Conditions
- Spinal Manipulation, Chiropractic, Lumbal Disc Herniation
- Trial name
- CLuSH (NCT07037641)
- Testing
- Lumbar Spine Manipulation, Sacroiliac Joint Manipulation, Conventional Physiotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SEFA HAKTAN HATIK
Recurrent Low Back Pain, Persistent Low Back Pain
Chiropractic Maintenance Care of Persistent or Recurrent Low Back Pain
As low back pain is often a recurrent and sometime persistent problem, research into prevention is important. Chiropractors have traditionally treated patients with maintenance care, which means that patients are seen on a…
- Conditions
- Recurrent Low Back Pain, Persistent Low Back Pain, Chronic Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01539863
- Testing
- maintenance care, Treatment as needed
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 328 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Chronic Low-back Pain
Alberta Chiropractic SelfBack Study
Recurrent and persistent low back pain (LBP) is a massive problem in Canada that causes a substantial pain, disability, cost, and even premature death.
- Trial name
- NCT06347991
- Testing
- SelfBack
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Neck Pain, Disabilities
Comparison of Chiropractic and Physiotherapy in Chronic Neck Pain
Chronic neck pain will be a common condition that can negatively affect daily activities, mobility, and overall quality of life.
- Conditions
- Neck Pain, Disabilities, Chiropractic, Physiotherapy
- Trial name
- KFA-KT (NCT07729722)
- Testing
- Physiotherapy, PT+ Chiropractic treatment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Rumeli University
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Effectiveness of a Massage Instrument Compared to Placebo for Upper Trapezius Muscle Pain
The purpose of this study was to determine if using a specialized massage tool was more effective than a placebo treatment in relieving pain in the upper trapezius muscle along the top of the shoulder.
- Trial name
- NCT01167036
- Testing
- FascialEdge instrument
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anglo-European College of Chiropractic
Smoking
Chiropractic Treatment With Counseling Versus Counseling Alone for Promoting Smoking Cessation
Tobacco use is the number one killer of Americans today. Most current smokers have tried and failed to quit at least once. Smokers are addicted to the nicotine in tobacco products, and withdrawal from smoking can lead to physical…
- Trial name
- NCT01689168
- Testing
- Counseling, Chiropractic adjustment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern California University of Health Sciences