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Heart Rate Variability Modulation Following a Manipulation in Pain Free Patients Versus Patients in Pain

NCT00740558 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 53

Last updated 2008-08-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background

The purpose of this study was to examine the heart rate variability (HRV) in the presence or the absence of pain in the lower back (L5), while receiving chiropractic care.

Methods

A total of 53 healthy participants were randomly assigned to a control, 2 treatment or 2 sham groups (n = 10 per group). Participants underwent an eight-minute acclimatizing period. The HRV tachygram (RR interval) data were recorded directly into a Suunto watch (model T6). The investigators analyzed the five minute pre-treatment and post treatments intervals. The spectral analysis of the tachygram was performed with the Kubios Software (University of Kuopio, Finland).

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Activator methods technique

Chiropractic adjustment by a manually assisted mechanical force

PROCEDURE

Traditional chiropractic adjustment

Lumbar roll according to the Diversified technique of chiropractic adjusting

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Université du Québec a Montréal

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard A Roy, DCMScPhD(c) · Université du Québec a Montréal

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-07-31
Primary Completion
2006-07-31
Completion
2006-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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