Evaluation of How Different Dosages of Spinal Manipulation Modulate Spinal Stiffness in Participants With Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT03063177
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Brief summary (from the registry)
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 thoracic pain. Participants will attend four sessions of one hour over 2 weeks. During session 1 to 3, participants will receive one of three different spinal manipulative therapy dosages based on their group assignment and preceded and followed by the measurement of their thoracic spinal stiffness. Session 4 will include spinal stiffness measurement and clinical status evaluation through questionnaires.
Study details
- Official title
- Evaluation of the Associations Between Spinal Manipulative Therapy Dosage and the Related Spinal Stiffness Modulation in Participants With Chronic Thoracic Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: Spinal manipulative therapy
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Start date
- 2017-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-12-22
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 60 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: * Adults aged between 18 and 60 years hold and presenting a constant or recurrent pain in the thoracic area for at least 12 weeks. Thoracic are is defined as the region boarded superiorly by T1 spinous process, inferiorly by T12 spinous process and laterally by the lateral border of the thoracic erector spinae muscles. The pain has to be of non organic origin. Exclusion Criteria: * Spinal arthritis, aortic aneurysm, collagenosis, advanced osteoporosis, spine surgery, neuromuscular disease, current cancer, uncontrolled hypertension, thoracic radiculopathy, thoracic herniated disc, current infection, thoracic scoliosis, current pregnancy, any contraindication to spinal manipulative therapy of the thoracic spine.
Canadian sites (1)
| Facility | City | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières | Quebec |
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03063177