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Objective Kinematic Correlates of Palpatory Diagnosis

NCT00728247 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2010-09-20

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Summary

Hypothesis: Kinematic parameters can be used to monitor changes in three-dimensional head movements after Manual Therapy treatments.

Subjects who have some level of cervical dysfunction will be examined by an experienced Osteopathic physician. During the clinical assessment of cervical lateral flexion, kinematic data will be recorded. Subjects will be treated using manual therapy techniques and kinematic data will be recorded again at set intervals after the treatment.

Conditions

  • Cervical Spine

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Manual Therapy Techniques

One of the following will be selected(1) soft-tissue stretch, (2) myofascial release, (3) muscle energy, or (4) functional (indirect) method

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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