Trial Outcomes & Findings for Spinal Manipulation and Spinal Mobilization Effects in Participants With and Without Back Pain (NCT NCT02660801)

NCT ID: NCT02660801

Last Updated: 2019-06-26

Results Overview

Global stiffness was defined as the slope of the straight-line best fitting the force-displacement data between 10 and 45 N

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

26 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

two-minutes before spinal manipulation delivery up to two-minutes after

Results posted on

2019-06-26

Participant Flow

the participants were recruited among the local community

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Spinal Manipulation Then Spinal Mobilization
Participants first received spinal manipulation\*. After a washout period of 48h, they then received a spinal mobilization\* at the same spinal level. \*Spinal manipulation is characterized by a preload force of 70 N for 500 ms leading to a peak force of 260 N in 125 ms (rate of force application: 1520 N/s) and spinal mobilization use 3 oscillatory cycles of 85 N in 800 ms (rate of force application: 106 N/s)
Spinal Mobilization Then Spinal Manipulation
Participants first received spinal mobilization\*. After a washout period of 48h, they then received a spinal manipulation\* at the same spinal level. \*Spinal manipulation is characterized by a preload force of 70 N for 500 ms leading to a peak force of 260 N in 125 ms (rate of force application: 1520 N/s) and spinal mobilization use 3 oscillatory cycles of 85 N in 800 ms (rate of force application: 106 N/s)
Overall Study
STARTED
11
15
Overall Study
COMPLETED
11
15
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Spinal Manipulation and Spinal Mobilization Effects in Participants With and Without Back Pain

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
All Participants
n=26 Participants
Experimental group 1: spinal manipulation, spinal mobilization Participants first received spinal manipulation. After a washout period of 48h, they then received a spinal mobilization at the same spinal level. Experimental group 2: spinal mobilization, spinal manipulation Participants first received spinal mobilization. After a washout period of 48h, they then received a spinal manipulation at the same spinal level.
Age, Continuous
29.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.14 • n=99 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
15 Participants
n=99 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
11 Participants
n=99 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
26 Participants
n=99 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Canada
26 Participants
n=99 Participants
Global spinal stiffness
Spinal Manipulation
7.7 N/mm
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.4 • n=99 Participants
Global spinal stiffness
Spinal mobilization
7.6 N/mm
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.8 • n=99 Participants
Terminal spinal stiffness
Spinal manipulation
7.9 N/mm
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.5 • n=99 Participants
Terminal spinal stiffness
Spinal mobilization
7.8 N/mm
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.9 • n=99 Participants
Pressure provoked pain
Spinal manipulation
47.9 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 22.8 • n=99 Participants
Pressure provoked pain
Spinal mobilization
47.2 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 23.2 • n=99 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: two-minutes before spinal manipulation delivery up to two-minutes after

Global stiffness was defined as the slope of the straight-line best fitting the force-displacement data between 10 and 45 N

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Spinal Manipulation
n=26 Participants
SMa characterized by a preload force of 70 N for 500 ms leading to a peak force of 260 N in 125 ms (rate of force application: 1520 N/s)
Spinal Mobilization
n=26 Participants
SMo use 3 oscillatory cycles of 85 N in 800 ms (rate of force application: 106 N/s)
Global Spinal Stiffness
7.6 N/mm
Standard Deviation 1.8
7.8 N/mm
Standard Deviation 1.7

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: two-minutes before spinal mobilization delivery up to two-minutes after

Terminal stiffness was defined as the ratio of the variation of force and displacement between 10 and 45 N

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Spinal Manipulation
n=26 Participants
SMa characterized by a preload force of 70 N for 500 ms leading to a peak force of 260 N in 125 ms (rate of force application: 1520 N/s)
Spinal Mobilization
n=26 Participants
SMo use 3 oscillatory cycles of 85 N in 800 ms (rate of force application: 106 N/s)
Terminal Spinal Stiffness
7.9 N/mm
Standard Deviation 1.5
7.8 N/mm
Standard Deviation 1.9

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: immediately after the therapeutic modality application

Pressure provoked pain intensity was assessed immediately after each spinal stiffness assessment using a 0 to 100 visual analog pain scale minimum value=0, maximum value=100. 0 is no pain while 100 is the worse outcome

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Spinal Manipulation
n=26 Participants
SMa characterized by a preload force of 70 N for 500 ms leading to a peak force of 260 N in 125 ms (rate of force application: 1520 N/s)
Spinal Mobilization
n=26 Participants
SMo use 3 oscillatory cycles of 85 N in 800 ms (rate of force application: 106 N/s)
Pressure Provoked Pain
36.6 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 23.7
45.4 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 24.3

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: During the spinal manipulation and mobilization

To assess the muscular response during therapeutic modalities, the resulting bipolar sEMG signals were first digitally band-pass filtered using a frequency bandwidth of 20-450 Hz (2nd order Butterworth filter). For SMa, the peak root mean square (RMS) value was computed for each electrode using a 250 ms window (125 ms before and 125 ms after the peak force). The RMS values obtained for each electrode were then normalized (nRMS) to the respective RMS value calculated during the sEMG normalization trial.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Spinal Manipulation
n=26 Participants
SMa characterized by a preload force of 70 N for 500 ms leading to a peak force of 260 N in 125 ms (rate of force application: 1520 N/s)
Spinal Mobilization
n=26 Participants
SMo use 3 oscillatory cycles of 85 N in 800 ms (rate of force application: 106 N/s)
Muscular Response, Superior Level Ratio
0.78 ratio
Standard Deviation 0.56
0.16 ratio
Standard Deviation 0.09

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: During the spinal manipulation and mobilization

To assess the muscular response during therapeutic modalities, the resulting bipolar sEMG signals were first digitally band-pass filtered using a frequency bandwidth of 20-450 Hz (2nd order Butterworth filter). For SMa, the peak root mean square (RMS) value was computed for each electrode using a 250 ms window (125 ms before and 125 ms after the peak force). The RMS values obtained for each electrode were then normalized (nRMS) to the respective RMS value calculated during the sEMG normalization trial.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Spinal Manipulation
n=26 Participants
SMa characterized by a preload force of 70 N for 500 ms leading to a peak force of 260 N in 125 ms (rate of force application: 1520 N/s)
Spinal Mobilization
n=26 Participants
SMo use 3 oscillatory cycles of 85 N in 800 ms (rate of force application: 106 N/s)
Muscular Response, Inferior Level Ratio, Normalized RMS
0.79 ratio
Standard Deviation 0.60
0.16 ratio
Standard Deviation 0.10

Adverse Events

Spinal Manipulation Then Spinal Mobilization

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Spinal Mobilization Then Spinal Manipulation

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Pr Martin Descarreaux

UQTR

Phone: 819-376-5011

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place