Validation of a Novel Sham Cervical Spinal Manipulation Procedure
CompletedNCT00978094
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Brief summary (from the registry)
Primary hypotheses: Ho1: In chronic neck pain patients, randomly treated with either a "sham" or "real" cervical manipulation procedure, the probability of perceiving a Real Manipulation Procedure is equal to the probability of obtaining a Real Manipulation Procedure, AND, Ho2: Spinal tenderness will remain unchanged following the treatment procedure for both groups. Secondary (null) hypotheses: 1. Neck pain, cervical ranges of motion and paraspinal EMG responses to pressure pain will remain unchanged in both groups; 2. there will be no differences between groups with respect to 2a) neck joint cavitations and 2b) forces across the cervical spine measured during the manoeuvres.
Study details
- Official title
- Validation of a Novel Sham Cervical Spinal Manipulation Procedure.
- Conditions
- Sponsor
- Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
- Start date
- 2009-02
- Primary completion
- 2010-10
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 21 Years to 55 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Canada
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * 21-55 years old with chronic neck pain, Males/Females * Between 30-60 NRS 101 Scale * ≥ 4 weeks mechanical neck pain Exclusion Criteria: * Cervical Spine Surgery * Medically uncontrolled High Blood Pressure * Past History of Stroke * Upper Respiratory Infection within 4 weeks * Current Symptoms of Dizziness * Tinnitus, Blurred Vision, Vertigo, Sensory Motor Disturbance * Current use of anticoagulant therapy * Connective Tissue Disorder * Primary Fibromyalgia or myofascial pain * Metabolic/Neoplastic Bone Disease
Canadian sites (1)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00978094