Clinical trials: Chiropractic
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
Patient Safety, Manipulation, Spinal
(MIST1)-Part 1: Assessment & Feasibility of Post-Symptoms Evaluation
To increase patient safety culture in spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) this study will assess the ability to implement an active surveillance reporting system for a chiropractic teaching clinic and determining preliminary…
- Trial name
- MIST1 (NCT03412097)
- Testing
- active surveillance
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Parker University
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Assessing Pain, Patient Reported Outcomes and Complementary and Integrative Health
The APPROACH Study (Assessing Pain, Patient-Reported Outcomes and Complementary and Integrative Health) assesses the effects of use of practitioner-delivered CIH therapies alone compared to the combination of self-care and…
- Trial name
- APPROACH (NCT05097521)
- Testing
- Practitioner-delivered CIH therapies, Combination of practitioner-delivered and self-care CIH therapies, Self-care CIH therapies
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,603 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hypertension
Chiropractic for Hypertension in Patients
The investigators propose a prospective randomized 2 arm parallel observer-blinded phase II clinical study comparing a distinct method of upper cervical chiropractic manipulation to a sham technique in 50 individuals with stage I…
- Trial name
- CHiP (NCT01020435)
- Testing
- Spinal Manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Palmer College of Chiropractic
Physiological Measurements of Response and Reaction Times
Assessment of Chiropractic Treatment Using Reaction and Response Times in Members of the Special Operation Forces (ACT2)
This study is a randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate changes in reaction times (RTs) and response times (RespTs) following chiropractic treatment compared to controls in the Special Forces Qualified (SFQ) population…
- Trial name
- NCT02168153
- Testing
- Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy, Wait-list
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- RAND
Chronic Low Back Pain
Chiropractic Management of Chronic Lower Back Pain in Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of Chiropractic management for treatment of chronic lower back pain in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00475787
- Testing
- Spinal Manipulation, Detuned Ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Low Back Pain
Education/Exercise and Chiropractic for Chronic Back Pain
As a needed first step prior to a planned full-scale RCT, in order to assess the feasibility of the RCT and refine its design and protocols, we will perform a pilot study with the following objectives:1.To assess whether enough…
- Trial name
- NCT00561652
- Testing
- Education & Exercise, Chiropractic treatment (plus Education & Exercise)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Low Back Pain
Collaborative Care for Older Adults With Back Pain (COCOA)
The purpose of the Collaborative Care for Older Adults with Back Pain (COCOA) Clinical Trial is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and feasibility of a collaborative care model (medical and chiropractic care) through a…
- Trial name
- COCOA (NCT01312233)
- Testing
- Medical Care, Dual Care, Shared Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Palmer College of Chiropractic
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
Effects of Chiropractic Care on Cytokine Levels in Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease associated with an imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory markers (cytokines) resulting in a demyelinating and neurodegenerative disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04972929
- Testing
- Spinal Manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lower Back Pain
Assessment of Chiropractic Treatment for Low Back Pain and Smoking Cessation in Military Active Duty Personnel.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of chiropractic manipulative therapy for pain management and improved function in active duty service members with low back pain that do not require surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01692275
- Testing
- Medical Care + Chiropractic Care, Conventional Medical Care Only
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people
- Sponsor
- RAND
Low Back Pain, Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Veterans Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy
This study evaluates how Veterans with chronic low back pain (cLBP) respond to varying doses of chiropractic therapy and how health services utilization are impacted as a result. There are 2 phases in this study.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Veterans Health
- Trial name
- VERDICT (NCT04087291)
- Testing
- Chiropractic Care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 766 people
- Sponsor
- Palmer College of Chiropractic
Neck Pain
Spinal Pain and Autonomic Responses to Chiropractic Care
This randomized, single-blinded study will investigate the effects of Spinal Manipulative Therapy on Heart Rate Variability and Pain Sensitivity in a population of patients with recurrent and persistent neck pain.
- Trial name
- SPARC (NCT03576846)
- Testing
- Stretching and Spinal manipulative therapy, Stretching
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Low Back Pain
Chiropractic Manipulation and Medical Care for Low Back Pain
The investigators will be comparing the effectiveness of two types of chiropractic manipulation and standard medical care for patients with a recent onset of low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01211613
- Testing
- Manual Manipulation, Mechanically-assisted manipulation, Standard Medical Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Neck Pain, Pain in Arm, Unspecified
Manual Cervical Distraction: Measuring Chiropractic Delivery for Neck Pain Clinical Trial
The purpose of the Manual Cervical Distraction: Measuring Chiropractic Delivery for Neck Pain Clinical Trial is to examine the patient-centered clinical and biomechanical outcomes, doctor treatment delivery, and believability…
- Trial name
- MCD (NCT01765751)
- Testing
- Manual Cervical Distraction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Palmer College of Chiropractic
Low Back Pain
The McKenzie Method Versus Manipulation for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Introduction: The McKenzie method as well as spinal manipulation is commonly used for the treatment of low back pain throughout the western world.
- Trial name
- NCT00939107
- Testing
- spinal manipulation, McKenzie exercises
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Back and Rehabilitation Center, Copenhagen
Abdominal Obesity
The Effects of Chiropractic in a Population With High Central Adiposity
Since 1980, the global prevalence of obesity, commonly defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, has doubled. Importantly, high levels of central adiposity (i.e., abdominal fat) is associated with numerous PNI-related…
- Trial name
- OBE (NCT06208163)
- Testing
- Chiropractic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Life University
Low Back Pain, PTSD
Care Outcomes for Chiropractic Outpatient Veterans
The primary objectives of this pilot trial are to evaluate the feasibility, safety and acceptability of an integrative care pathway that includes chiropractic care, for the coordinated care for Veterans Administration (VA)…
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- COCOV (NCT03254719)
- Testing
- Study assessments
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Palmer College of Chiropractic