Clinical trials: Spinal Manipulation
Chronic Neck Pain
Effect of Upper Thoracic Manipulation on Neck Pain and Selected Muscle Activities
This study will investigate the immediate and short-term effects of upper thoracic manipulation versus sham upper thoracic manipulation on Pain intensity, Cervical ROM, the myoelectric activity of the sternocleidomastoid muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT06926738
- Testing
- Upper Thoracic Manipulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
Subacute Effects of Spinal Mobilization to Treat Subacromial Impingement
Specific Aims and Hypotheses Aims To investigate the incremental benefits of cervicothoracic spinal manipulation in addition to shoulder mobilization and exercise for improving range of motion, pain, physical function and fear…
- Trial name
- NCT01753271
- Testing
- thoracic mobilization & shoulder mobilization & exercise, shoulder mobilization & exercise
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- High Point University
Weakness, Muscle
The Effect of Spinal Manipulation on Hip Extension Strength and Jump Height
The purpose of this study is to study the effects of lumbar manipulation on hip extension strength and jump height in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT05689723
- Testing
- Lumbar manipulation
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Messiah College
Trigger Points, Myofascial, Myofascial Trigger Points
Dose Response Effects of Cervical Spinal Manipulative Therapy (SMT) on Pressure Sensitivity of Myofascial Trigger Points
Specific Aim 1: To determine if the effect of cervical spinal manipulation on the pressure pain thresholds in a myofascial trigger point in the infraspinatus muscle can be enhanced and/or extended after a second cervical spine…
- Conditions
- Trigger Points, Myofascial, Myofascial Trigger Points, Myofascial Pain Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01418170
- Testing
- cervical spinal manipulative therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
Low Back Pain
The Mechanisms of Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Low Back Pain
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a novel placebo for comparison to spinal manipulation is believable and creates similar expectation for treatment effectiveness as the studied spinal manipulation technique.
- Trial name
- NCT01168999
- Testing
- spinal manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Manipulation, Psychologic, Proprioception
Does Spinal Manipulation Therapy Impact Lumbar Proprioception
Spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) has long been a component of manual therapy and physical rehabilitation programs, especially as a modality for pain relief.
- Conditions
- Manipulation, Psychologic, Proprioception, Vibration; Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT04869514
- Testing
- spinal manipulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 254 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Balgrist University Hospital
Spinal Manipulation
Logan Basic Technique Measured by Surface Electromyography (EMG)
The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effect of Logan Basic Technique apex contact adjustment (LBT); on the motor recruitment pattern in the erector spinae group via surface EMG.
- Trial name
- NCT00728572
- Testing
- Logan Basic Technique and Surface EMG, Surface EMG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Logan College of Chiropractic
Colon Cancer Stage III, Colon Cancer Stage IV
The Effects of Chiropractic in Adults With Colon Cancer
The main objectives of this single-arm pilot trial are to investigate the feasibility of our protocol in terms of 1) recruitment, 2) adherence, 3) tolerability, 4) acceptability and 5) retention.
- Trial name
- CCX (NCT05310565)
- Testing
- HVLA cervical chiropractic adjustments
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Life University
Back Pain
Evaluation of How Different Dosages of Spinal Manipulation Modulate Spinal Stiffness in Participants With Back Pain
This study evaluate the relationships between spinal manipulative therapy dosage (speed and peak force), the resulting modulation of thoracic spinal stiffness and changes in the clinical status in participants with chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT03063177
- Testing
- Spinal manipulative therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Low Back Pain
Duration of Spinal Manipulation Effects as Influenced by Orthotics
Purpose of study: To assess the effects of wearing custom orthotics as opposed to placebo foot inserts on the duration of chiropractic correction of spinal fixations and muscle imbalances using applied kinesiology techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT01704807
- Testing
- foot orthotics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Logan College of Chiropractic
Stroke
Thoracic Spinal Manipulation in Stroke
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of thoracic spinal manipulation on balance, fall risk, and thoracic mobility of the patients with chronic stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT07436975
- Testing
- Thoracic Spinal Manipulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Bitlis Eren University
Myofascial Dysfunction
Immediate Effects of Upper Thoracic Manipulation on Skin Surface Temperature of T3 Vertebral Region and Biceps Brachii Muscle
The aim of the present study was to assess the immediate effects of upper thoracic manipulation on skin surface temperature in the region of the T3 vertebra and biceps brachii muscle in healthy women.
- Trial name
- NCT01872676
- Testing
- Spine manipulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
Pain, Back
Spinal Segment MRI Perfusion and Diffusion Response to Spinal Manipulation in Low Back Pain Patients
The main objective is to quantify changes in diffusion and perfusion in the intervertebral disc and adjacent spinal muscle tissue of a spinal segment receiving a spinal manipulative or control intervention using…
- Trial name
- NCT03880500
- Testing
- Spinal Manipulative Therapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Balgrist University Hospital
Spinal Manipulable Lesion, Somatic Dysfunction
Trigger Point Therapy Versus Manipulation Correcting Thoracic Manipulable Lesion
There will be no difference between trigger point therapy and spinal manipulation in correcting a spine joint dysfunction in the back
- Trial name
- NCT01123226
- Testing
- spinal manipulation, trigger point therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Anglo-European College of Chiropractic
Tension-type Headache
Does the Addition of Manipulation Provide Added Benefit to Massage Therapy for Tension-type Headache Patients?
Objective. To compare the benefits of spinal manipulation combined with massage therapy versus massage alone in patients with tension-type headache (TTH) on the frequency, intensity and disability caused by headache and on…
- Trial name
- MANIHDI-II (NCT02450955)
- Testing
- Massage, Occiput-Atlas-Axis Technique
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Low Back Pain
Immediate Effects of a Spinal Lumbar Manipulation
Non-specific low back pain is defined as a pain with no specific vertebral-related cause, such as infectious disease, tumor, osteoporosis, fracture, structural abnormality, inflammatory disease, radicular compressive syndrome or…
- Trial name
- NCT02312778
- Testing
- HVLA Manipulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Neck Pain
Comparison of Two Thoracic Manipulation Techniques to Improve Neck Pain
This study is designed to compare the short-term effects of two different thoracic spine thrust manipulation techniques on neck range-of-motion, pain, and self-reported disability in people with neck pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02245425
- Testing
- Supine Thoracic Spine Manipulation, Prone Thoracic Spine Manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
Low Back Pain
Comparison of a Multiple Thrust Instrument to a Single Thrust Instrument in Treating the Low Back
The purposes of this study are to determine if there is a difference between two treatment methods of spine joints that are not moving as they should as determined by tenderness over the spine and activity of the muscles along…
- Trial name
- AECC (NCT01180686)
- Testing
- Activator IV single impulse instrument, Multiple thrust Impulse adjusting instrument
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Anglo-European College of Chiropractic
Neck Pain, Manipulation, Spinal
3-D Laser Imaging to Analyze Neck Movement
The goal of this research project is to develop a new system that uses lasers to provide 3-dimensional (3-D) images of the cervical spine (the seven spinal bones in the neck) in a moving person.
- Trial name
- NCT00022828
- Testing
- 3-D Laser Imaging Device
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Chronic Neck Pain
The Effects of Spinal Manipulation on Performance on Neck Pain Patients During a Fitts' Task
The objective of this study is to quantify motor performance, this study will use an eye movement Fitts' task to examine the effects of cervical spine manipulation on participants with chronic neck pain and the subsequent changes…
- Trial name
- NCT04347551
- Testing
- High velocity/low amplitude cervical spine manipulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba