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Manual Cervical Distraction: Measuring Chiropractic Delivery for Neck Pain Clinical Trial

NCT01765751 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2018-01-04

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Summary

The purpose of the Manual Cervical Distraction: Measuring Chiropractic Delivery for Neck Pain Clinical Trial is to examine the patient-centered clinical and biomechanical outcomes, doctor treatment delivery, and believability characteristics of a commonly used chiropractic procedure for the treatment of neck- or neck-related arm pain or disability.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain
  • Pain in Arm, Unspecified

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Manual Cervical Distraction

Manual Cervical Distraction (MCD) is a form of Low Velocity Variable Amplitude Spinal Manipulation (LVVA-SM). MCD procedure is performed with participant lying prone on a load instrumented table with moveable headpiece allowing guided head movement while recumbent. Clinician gently grasps posterior aspect of participant's neck with a broad contact (contact hand) between thumb and index finger at specific vertebral level. With opposite hand, clinician grasps control handle. Using contact hand, clinician exhibits superior traction to maintain a contact at a single vertebral level and ensuring a gentle movement via contact with control handle. Goal is to create a slow rhythmic (1-3 sec) localized distractive movement. In this trial, only axial distraction (Cox protocol 1) will be used.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Loyola University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Palmer College of Chiropractic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maruti R. Gudavalli, PhD · Palmer College of Chiropractic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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