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Trigger Point Therapy Versus Manipulation Correcting Thoracic Manipulable Lesion

NCT01123226 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2010-05-14

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Summary

There will be no difference between trigger point therapy and spinal manipulation in correcting a spine joint dysfunction in the back

Conditions

  • Spinal Manipulable Lesion
  • Somatic Dysfunction

Interventions

PROCEDURE

spinal manipulation

A maximum of two high velocity low amplitude spinal manipulations to one dysfunctional spine joint

PROCEDURE

trigger point therapy

The thumb will apply firm pressure to a trigger point in the paravertebral multifidus and rotatores muscles associated with the spine joint dysfunction using the barrier approach. This will be held until the barrier releases and this will continue until the trigger point is inactivated or 3 minutes has passed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Anglo-European College of Chiropractic

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2011-06-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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