Clinical trials: Manipulation, Spinal
Back Pain
Muscle Activation Characteristics During Spinal Manipulation in Healthy and Low Back Pain Participants
To characterize muscle activity through electromyography (EMG) of the lumbar spine during high velocity, low amplitude (HVLA) spinal manipulation according to parameters of practitioner contact (location, applied force) in…
- Trial name
- NCT03483714
- Testing
- Spinal Manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Denver
Spinal Cord Injury, Cerebral Palsy
Experimental Evaluation of Wheelchair-Mounted Robotic Arms
Researchers from the University of South Florida's Rehabilitation Engineering program are looking for volunteers to participate in a research study for experimental evaluation of wheelchair-mounted robotic arms (WMRAs).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- HRI (NCT01652352)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Lumbar Disc Herniation
A Biomechanical Study of the Lumbar Intervertebral Disc by Lever Positioning Manipulation
Purpose of Study: The purpose of this clinical trial is the clinical efficacy of different trigger modes of lever positioning manipulation (LPM) for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH).
- Trial name
- NCT06872918
- Testing
- Lever positioning manipulation, Cluster of pseudo-manipulators, Mechanics and kinematics data acquisition of unilateral wrenching patterns in lever positioning manipulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Bruxism, Muscle Disorder
Effect of Spinal Manipulation on Electromyography of the Masseter Muscle
Research Problem: To know the immediate effects of high speed and low amplitude cervical manipulation on the electromyographic activity of the masseter muscles of physiotherapy students at the University of the Americas Course…
- Trial name
- NCT05138926
- Testing
- Cervical Manipulation
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Americas - Chili
Patient Safety, Manipulation, Spinal
(MIST2)-Part2: AEs Following DC Care at DC Teaching Clinic: Electronic
This study aims to compare different ways to establish severity from patients reporting a new or worsening symptom (adverse event) following a chiropractic treatment at a teaching clinic using an electronic platform.
- Trial name
- MIST2 (NCT03412110)
- Testing
- active surveillance: electronic platform
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 416 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Parker University
Cervical Spondylosis
Clinical Evaluation for Digital Acupuncture Manipulation Therapeutic Instrument
The investigators design a randomized, control study to evaluate the therapeutic effect of digital acupuncture instrument in cervical spondylotic radiculopathy patients using the following outcomes: the Visual analogue…
- Trial name
- NCT04525651
- Testing
- Digital Acupuncture Manipulation Therapeutic Instrument, Manual Acupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Chronic Low Back Pain
A Comparative Study: Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression and Spinal Manipulative Therapy- Utilizing a Quantifiable Musculoskeletal Functional Assessment Risk Analysis Tool (MSDR®) in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
To administer the MSDR® (Musculoskeletal Disorder Reporting) instrument to document the musculoskeletal profile of patients with chronic low back pain, a prospective, non-randomized, multicenter treatment trial
- Trial name
- NCT00732394
- Testing
- MSDR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MedAppraise, Inc.
Back Pain
Comparison of Activator Manipulation Versus Manual Side Posture Manipulation in Patients With Low Back Pain
This study compared the treatment effect of Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique (AMCT) and manual Diversified type spinal manipulative therapy in a sample of patients with acute and sub-acute low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00497861
- Testing
- Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cleveland Chiropractic College
Spinal Manipulation
The Role of the Rate of Force Application in Responses to Spinal Manipulation Therapy
The objective of the present study is to determine if spinal manipulations with a constant rate of force application but with different peak force and time to peak force lead to similar responses in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02550132
- Testing
- Spinal manipulation, Apparatus used to deliver spinal manipulations
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Healthy Subjects
Neurophysiologic Effects of Cervical Spinal Manipulation in Asymptomatic Individuals
This study had the goal of analyse the neurophysiologic effects of both mechanical and manual cervical manipulation, in asymptomatic individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT03463343
- Testing
- Cervical spine manual manipulation, Cervical spine mechanical manipulation
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto
Neck Pain
Neuroendocrine Changes in Cervical Spinal Manipulation and Mobilization Non-specific Mechanical Neck Pain
The aim for this graduate student research project is to determine if cervical spinal mobilization releases similar neuropeptides and endogenous hormones as compared to cervical spinal manipulation and a control group.
- Trial name
- NCT04911608
- Testing
- cervical spinal manipulation, cervical spinal mobilization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Low Back Pain
Trunk Motor Control Performance Before and After Spinal Manipulation Treatment
The overall goal of this project is to develop sensitive and objective clinical research tools for the assessment of trunk motor control.
- Trial name
- TMCSMT (NCT02261246)
- Testing
- Spinal manipulation treatment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Low Back Pain, Nutrition Poor
Nutrient Nutritional Advise for Low Back Pain Patients Seeking Chiropractic Care
The nutritional intervention will reduce LBP and cause 10% weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT04134013
- Testing
- Combination: Nutrition AND Chiropractic Adjustment, Chiropractic Adjustment: Spinal Manipulation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Parker University
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
Low Back Pain
Predicting Patients' Response to Spinal Manipulation
The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical effectiveness of two types of chiropractic spinal manipulation to conservative medical care for patients at least 55 years old with sub-acute or chronic LBP.
- Trial name
- NCT00285649
- Testing
- HVLA-SM, LVVA-SM, Usual Medical Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Palmer College of Chiropractic
Manual Therapies
Spinal Manipulation and Neuromuscular Performance on Amateur Cyclists
The present study aims to assess the effects of spinal manipulation therapy on neuromuscular performance.
- Trial name
- NCT03913546
- Testing
- Spinal manipulative therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Brain Connectomic Mechanisms of Spinal Manipulative Therapy on LDH Analgesia Based on Multimodal MRI
Low back and leg pain caused by lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is common. Lever positioning manipulation (LPM) is a spinal manual therapy used to relieve this pain, but how it affects the brain is unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT07728149
- Testing
- Active Lever Positioning Manipulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Muscle Weakness
Effects of a Thoracic Manipulation on Hip Adductor, Extensor, and Latissimus Dorsi Force in Those With Adductor Weakness
The goal of this trial was to determine if a mid-thoracic high velocity low amplitude spinal manipulation improves force output in those with unilateral hip adductor weakness.
- Trial name
- NCT06534931
- Testing
- High velocity low amplitude thoracic spine manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New England
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
Weightlifting, Breathing
The Effects of Cervical and Thoracic Manipulation Therapy Applied to Weightlifting Athletes
The effects of manipulation therapy on the autonomic nervous system have been examined in the literature and while no sympathetic or parasympathetic changes were found after upper thoracic manipulation, a decrease in sympathetic…
- Conditions
- Weightlifting, Breathing, Breath Tests, Athlete
- Trial name
- NCT06606795
- Testing
- Spinal Manipulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University