Clinical trials: Manipulation
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
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
Physical Activity, Diet Modification
Dietary Carbohydrate Manipulation and Energy Balance: RCT
This study will investigate how dietary sugar and carbohydrates influence metabolism and health across a 12-week period, with a focus on physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT03574987
- Testing
- Diet
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bath
Capsule Endoscopy
The Second-Generation MCCG for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical application of the second-generation MCCG with higher image resolution and frame rate for upper gastrointestinal tract compared with the first-generation.
- Trial name
- NCT03977935
- Testing
- the second-generation MCCG
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changhai Hospital
Cocaine Use, Unspecified
Behavioral Effects of Drugs (Inpatient): 38
The specific aim of this project is to demonstrate that the decisional analysis/craving regulation aspects of CBT reduce cocaine self-administration in subjects with cocaine use disorder through diminished craving responses.
- Trial name
- NCT03954938
- Testing
- Craving Manipulation, Cocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Stoops
Low Back Pain
Patient Response to Spinal Manipulation
This is a biomechanical study which is Project 1 in the Developmental Center for Clinical and Translational Research in Chiropractic (DCRC I) (NIH/NCCAM grant 1 U19 AT004663-01; principal investigator Christine Goertz, DC, PhD).
- Trial name
- PRiSM (NCT01670292)
- Testing
- HVLA-SM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Palmer College of Chiropractic
Alcohol Concentration Values, Alcohol Intoxication
Manipulation of Breath Alcohol Tests: Can Specific Techniques Alter Blood Alcohol Concentration Readings?
This is a prospective cohort study. The investigators will enroll 50 healthy volunteers. In a safe environment and after signing informed consent, each participant will consume a standardized alcoholic beverage.
- Trial name
- NCT02580318
- Testing
- breathalyzer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network, Pennsylvania
Dupuytren's Disease
Safety and Efficacy of Delayed Manipulation After Xiaflex Treatment in Subjects With Dupuytren's Contracture
The purpose of this study is to determine if of manipulation of digits following collagenase injection for treatment of Dupuytren's contracture is effected by the amount of time between injection and manipulation.
- Trial name
- NCT01226121
- Testing
- Clostridial collagenase injectable
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center
Back Pain
Spinal Manipulation and Spinal Mobilization Effects in Participants With and Without Back Pain
The objective of the present study is to compare the neuromechanical responses to spinal manipulation and spinal mobilization in participants with chronic nonspecific middle back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02660801
- Testing
- Spinal manipulation, Spinal mobilization
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Tourniquets, Knee Arthroplasty, Total
Tourniquet Pressure in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
This proposed novel randomized control trial (RCT) seeks to address this gap in TKA protocol by gaining a better understanding of the relationship between tourniquet pressure and time, and intraoperative performance and…
- Conditions
- Tourniquets, Knee Arthroplasty, Total, Knee Replacement, Total
- Trial name
- NCT02830087
- Testing
- Tourniquet Cuff Pressure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Musculoskeletal Pain
Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and Bio Electro-Magnetic Regulation Therapy on Low Back Pain in Adults.
It is clear that low back pain (LBP) is a major challenge in our society, which can lead to severe disability in many individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT04704375
- Testing
- Bio Electro-Magnetic Regulation (BEMER) Therapy, OMT (osteopathic manipulative treatment), Light touch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Healthy Males
HOP-3 Manipulation of the Intratesticular Hormonal Milieu With Exogenous Testosterone
The purpose of this investigational study is to determine how much male hormone, testosterone, is necessary to maintain sperm production in the testis.
- Trial name
- HOP-3 (NCT00839319)
- Testing
- Acyline, hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), Testosterone gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Neck Pain, Posterior
The Effect of Manipulation of the Cervical Spine on Pain Biomarkers
This study evaluates the effect of high-velocity low-amplitude thrust (HVLAT) manipulation to the cervical spine on neuropeptide expression as determined by the plasma concentration of oxytocin, neurotensin, orexin A and…
- Trial name
- HVLAT (NCT03176654)
- Testing
- HVLAT manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Labor Pain
Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Time Interval and Injection Volume
Studies suggest that administration of maintenance epidural solutions as programmed or automated intermittent boluses, rather than continuous infusions, result in lower bupivacaine consumption, decreased need for manual boluses…
- Trial name
- NCT00417027
- Testing
- Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus (PIEB)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Concussion Injury of Cerebrum, Cranial Osteopathic Medicine
Cranial Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine as an Adjunct Treatment for Concussion
Patients who have concussions exhibit an array of symptoms, also known as post-concussive symptoms, including headaches, feeling slowed down or foggy and difficulty with concentration.
- Trial name
- NCT03225599
- Testing
- Cranial Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Neck Pain
Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Neuromuscular Control of the Head-neck System
The overall goal of this project is to develop sensitive and objective clinical research tools for the assessment of head-neck motor control.
- Trial name
- NCT02261259
- Testing
- Osteopathic manipulative treatment, No intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University