Randomized Controlled Trial of Chiropractic Manipulation Versus Medical Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT00429624
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether chiropractic manipulation or medical therapy is effective in the treatment of chronic neck pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Chiropractic Manipulation Versus Medical Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: Chiropractic manipulation
- Drug: acetaminophen
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
- Collaborators
- Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER)
- Start date
- 1994-09
- Primary completion
- 2007-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 70 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Neck pain for more than 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy * Contraindications to cervical manipulation: metastatic cancer, coagulation disorder, cervical spine abnormalities, neuromuscular disease * Medical contraindications: uncontrolled hypertension, active coronary artery disease, history of cerebral vascular disease, alcohol or drug dependency, acetaminophen allergy * Active litigation involving neck pain * Medical or Chiropractic treatment within the past 3 months
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00429624