Duration of Spinal Manipulation Effects as Influenced by Orthotics
CompletedPhase 1, Phase 2NCT01704807
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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)
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.
Study details
- Official title
- Duration of Spinal Manipulation Effects as Influenced by Orthotics
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: foot orthotics
- Device: Sham foot orthotic
- Sponsor
- Logan College of Chiropractic
- Start date
- 2011-09
- Primary completion
- 2012-03
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 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: * Current low back pain episode present for one month or more * No change in the past month in prescription medications affecting musculoskeletal pain * Able to speak and understand English adequately to complete study forms * Score on Roland-Morris questionnaire of 7.5 or higher or * Average score on Chiropractic pain Index (Now, Average, and Worst scales from the Quadruple VAS pain scale) of 4 or higher. Exclusion Criteria: * Use of foot orthotics within the past 12 months * Previous lumbar spine surgery * Ongoing treatment for lower back pain by other health care providers other than stable prescription medications affecting musculoskeletal pain. * Clinically significant chronic inflammatory spinal arthritis * Severe osteoporosis for which spinal manipulation is contraindicated * Spinal pathology or fracture * Progressive neurologic deficits due to nerve root or spinal cord compression, including symptoms/signs of cauda equina syndrome * History of bleeding disorder * Known arterial aneurysm * Pending/current litigation pertaining to back pain, including workers compensation claims * Current pregnancy * Lack of means of contacting which might preclude successful completion of study requirements * Does not speak , read or understand English to an extent which would affect the subject's capacity to participate in informed consent
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01704807