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The Effect of Directional Specific Thoracic Spine Mobilization on Cervical Spine Pain

NCT01917071 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2015-07-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Hypothesis: There is no difference in directional specific manipulation of the thoracic spine for patients with neck pain.

Patients seeking physical therapy for neck pain routinely have their thoracic spine manipulated. This study seeks to determine if directional limitations in the spine can be specifically determined and treated to decrease neck pain.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

thoracic spine manipulation

a manual technique applied to the mid back to promote motion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chatham University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Steve A Karas, DSc, PT · Chatham University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-01-31
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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