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Effects of Specific Thoracic Spine Mobilizations on Muscle Activity in a Healthy Volunteer Population

NCT06374862 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 156

Last updated 2026-03-31

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Summary

In this study, the investigators will examine the effect of manual therapy on the thoracic spine and its impact on the muscular strength gain of the thoracic extensors. Treatment with manual therapy, as described by Maitland, consists of a specific mobilization of the thoracic spine in the postero-anterior direction on the transverse and spiny processes of the thoracic vertebrae. To ensure the relevance of the measures, and to better control the occurrence of biases inherent to the practice of manual therapy, the investigators constituted three distinct groups: an intervention group, a control group and a group without intervention. In short, this methodology will allow us to explore in detail the effects of specific spinal mobilization on motor control, while taking into account placebo response elements and natural variations in the results

Conditions

  • Musculoskeletal Manipulations
  • Range of Motion
  • Muscle Strength
  • Peripheral Joints in Upper Quarters

Interventions

OTHER

mobilization

specific mobilization on neuromuscular functioning, thanks to surface EMG, before and after a specific mobilization of the spine

OTHER

no effect

a mobilization identified as "no effect" could modulate neuromuscular activity by a placebo effect.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-28
Primary Completion
2025-10-28
Completion
2026-02-16

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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