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Changes in Intracranial Compliance in Migraine Subjects Following a National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association Atlas Correction

NCT01980927 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2014-12-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A small number of chiropractors, who align only the atlas C-1, or "top" vertebra in the spine, practice the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA) atlas correction procedure. This procedure uses a precise, non-invasive, gentle touch technique to correct misalignment of the atlas. Although NUCCA practitioners have long used this procedure in the treatment of headache, it has not been formally studied using clinical trials. There is some data indicating that NUCCA correction can increase intracranial compliance. This intracranial compliance can be measured by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study before and then after a NUCCA procedure. In this study, the investigators hope to show that the correction of an atlas misalignment will increase intracranial compliance in subjects with migraine.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

NUCCA atlas correction

A chiropractic procedure involving correcting a misalignment of the atlas or "top" vertebra in the spine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Calgary

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Werner Becker, MD, FRCPC · University of Calgary

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-11-30
Primary Completion
2013-01-31
Completion
2014-11-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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