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Thoracic Manipulation and Mobilization for Neck Pain

NCT02051478 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2014-01-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this randomized clinical trial was to examine the widespread effects of thoracic spine thrust manipulation and thoracic non-thrust mobilization on pressure pain sensitivity and neck pain intensity in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Thoracic mobilization

Patients will receive 20 seconds bouts of grade III-IV of central posterior-anterior (PA) non-thrust mobilization from T3 to T6 spinous process as described by Maitland et al for an overall intervention time of approximately 2 minutes

OTHER

Thoracic manipulation

A high-velocity, end range, anterior-posterior thrust applied through the elbows to the mid-thoracic spine will be applied

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jaime Salom.Moreno, PT, PhD · Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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