Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00733837
Cervical Multifidus Muscle Function
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Logan College of Chiropractic · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 30 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between cervical multifidi thickness, cervical spine proprioception and possible reflex activation of cervical multifidi through stimulation of joint mechanoreceptors. Cervical mechanoreceptors will be activated with an innocuous, nonspecific stimulation. Participants will have cervical spine proprioception assessed through joint position sense testing. The multifidus muscle thickness and activation state is to be assessed by sonography. These measures are done pre \& post to the innocuous stimulation. There is no specific hypothesis.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Nonspecific, Innocuous, Mechanoreceptor Stimulation | A custom device will be used to provide light manual cervical traction |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-10-01
- Completion
- 2008-10-01
- First posted
- 2008-08-13
- Last updated
- 2008-12-18
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00733837. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.