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Validation of a Novel Sham Cervical Spinal Manipulation Procedure

NCT00978094 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2010-11-17

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Summary

Primary hypotheses:

Ho1: In chronic neck pain patients, randomly treated with either a "sham" or "real" cervical manipulation procedure, the probability of perceiving a Real Manipulation Procedure is equal to the probability of obtaining a Real Manipulation Procedure, AND, Ho2: Spinal tenderness will remain unchanged following the treatment procedure for both groups.

Secondary (null) hypotheses:

1. Neck pain, cervical ranges of motion and paraspinal EMG responses to pressure pain will remain unchanged in both groups;
2. there will be no differences between groups with respect to 2a) neck joint cavitations and 2b) forces across the cervical spine measured during the manoeuvres.

Conditions

  • Chronic Neck Pain

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Howard Vernon, BA, DC, PhD, FCCS, FCCRS · CMCC

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-02-28
Primary Completion
2010-10-31
Completion
2010-10-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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