NCT02245425

Comparison of Two Thoracic Manipulation Techniques to Improve Neck Pain

A Comparison of Two Thoracic Manipulation Techniques to Improve Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 22 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is designed to compare the short-term effects of two different thoracic spine thrust manipulation techniques on neck range-of-motion, pain, and self-reported disability in people with neck pain. The null hypothesis is that there will be no differences between the two manipulation techniques for short-term effects on neck range-of-motion, pain, and self-reported disability in people with neck pain.

Detailed description

Patients will be involved in the study over a 4 week period. Each participant will be asked to attend 4 sessions, with one week in between each session as follows: Week 0 = baseline assessment and treatment 1; Week 1= treatment 2; Week 2 = treatment 3; and week 4 = follow-up assessment. Patients who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be randomized to either a supine or prone thoracic spine thrust manipulation intervention.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Supine Thoracic Spine Manipulation	Position patient so that small amplitude quick stretch can be applied to the least mobile area of the thoracic spine that is identified during the spinal segmental mobility testing. The thoracic spine thrust manipulation will be applied at an appropriate range of motion as identified by the clinician.
OTHER	Prone Thoracic Spine Manipulation	Position patient so that small amplitude quick stretch can be applied to the least mobile area of the thoracic spine that is identified during the spinal segmental mobility testing. The thoracic spine thrust manipulation will be applied at an appropriate range of motion as identified by the clinician.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-09-01
• Primary completion: 2015-04-30
• Completion: 2015-07-08
• First posted: 2014-09-19
• Last updated: 2018-11-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States