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Upper Cervical and Thoracic Chiropractic Adjustment

NCT05465395 · Status: SUSPENDED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2023-05-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The proposed study examines the differences in how the ANS responds to cervical adjustments in comparison to thoracic adjustments. This study is the continuation of a previous study titled Perceived stress and patterns of autonomic function: a protocol development study. Autonomic tests such as HRV, GSR, and the stress surveys will be the primary method of measurement. CareTaker and Biopac devices will provide continual data collection of ECG (for HRV analysis) and GSR throughout the exam and adjustment. Participant's subjective stress levels will be measured through the use of stress questionnaires including the National Stressful Events Survey Acute Stress Disorder Short Scale, the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. The objective of the study is to determine if the location of a chiropractic adjustment will affect the autonomic nervous system in such a way that PNS or SNS activation increases or decreases after the adjustment. Further, the study will continue to examine how the chiropractic adjustment affects the subjective stress response.

Conditions

  • Stress

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Upper Cervical Adjustemnt

Upper cervical adjustement

PROCEDURE

Thoracic Adjustemnt

Thoracic adjustment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Life University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephanie Sullivan · Life Univeristy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-12
Primary Completion
2023-11-01
Completion
2023-11-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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