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Z-Joint Changes in Low Back Pain Following Adjusting

NCT00284063 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 112

Last updated 2022-05-12

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Summary

The purpose of this continuation project is to use MRI to evaluate gapping of the zygapophysial (Z) joints following side-posture positioning and side-posture spinal adjusting in subjects with acute low back pain.

Conditions

  • Mechanical Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Low back adjustment and MRI

Subjects received a 15 minutes MRI in neutral position, a chiropractic low back spinal manipulation, and a second 15 minute MRI in neutral position.

PROCEDURE

Low back adjustment and MRI

Subjects received a 15 minutes MRI in neutral position, a chiropractic spinal manipulation to the low back, and a second 15 minute MRI in a side posture position.

PROCEDURE

MRI

Subjects received a 15 minute MRI in neutral position and a second 15 minute MRI in neutral position.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

    collaborator OTHER

  • Auburn University

    collaborator OTHER

  • National University of Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gregory D. Cramer, DC, PhD · National University of Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
69 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-01
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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