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Dose Response Effects of Cervical Spinal Manipulative Therapy (SMT) on Pressure Sensitivity of Myofascial Trigger Points

NCT01418170 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2018-01-25

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Summary

Specific Aim 1:

To determine if the effect of cervical spinal manipulation on the pressure pain thresholds in a myofascial trigger point in the infraspinatus muscle can be enhanced and/or extended after a second cervical spine manipulation is given during a single subject visit.

H1: There will be a statistically significant increase in pressure pain thresholds in the myofascial trigger point in the infraspinatus muscle after the second cervical spine manipulation, as compared to the first.

Specific Aim 2:

To determine if the effect of two cervical spinal manipulations on pressure pain thresholds in a myofascial trigger point in the infraspinatus muscle will be present at 48 hours follow-up. Data will be collected for descriptive purposes and hypothesis generation.

Conditions

  • Trigger Points, Myofascial
  • Myofascial Trigger Points
  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

cervical spinal manipulative therapy

A real cervical spine manipulation will be used for the intervention vs a sham cervical spine manipulation. For the rcSMT the subject's head will be supported by the clinician's forearm. The contact hand of the clinician will contact the C5-C6 spinal segment. A thrust maneuver will be given by the contact hand of the clinician with the supportive hand resting on the subject's zygoma. A rotational inferior drop thrust maneuver will be completed. For the scSMT the subject's head will be rotated to 45 degrees and will be supported by the clinician's forearm, which will lie on top if the headpiece. A thrust maneuver will then be given by the contact hand of the treating clinician to the drop piece with the hand beside the paraspinal musculature simulating a real thrust, the supportive hand will be resting on the subject's zygoma. A inferior drop thrust will be applied to the drop piece (no thrust is made by the contact hand on the cervical spine).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Guelph

    collaborator OTHER

  • Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michelle A Laframboise, BKin (Hons), DC · Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-09-30
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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