NCT02409797

measurINg forceS durInG cHiropractic Treatment

measurINg forceS durInG cHiropractic Treatment (INSIGHT): A Single-Arm Clinical Case Series

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 12 (actual)
• Sponsor: Palmer College of Chiropractic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The INSIGHT pilot study will measure forces applied by a doctor of chiropractic (DC) during the delivery of a specific, manually based chiropractic treatment for participants with low back pain.

Detailed description

Low back pain (LBP) is a well-recognized health problem. One common manual therapy available for the treatment of LBP is spinal manipulation (SM), which can be separated into 2 categories: High-Velocity Low-Amplitude (thrust) and Low-Velocity (non-thrust) SM according to their force-delivery profiles. One commonly utilized non-thrust SM technique is the Flexion-Distraction procedure. Several studies have reported manually applied forces during thrust SM; however, the forces used during non-thrust SM, specifically those used with Flexion-Distraction treatment are still unknown. The results of this pilot study will provide preliminary information on treatment forces and sample size justification for future full-scale trials, while also ascertaining the feasibility of the study protocol and patient recruitment methods for such trials.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Flexion-Distraction (non-thrust) spinal manipulation	Enrolled participants will receive chiropractic care over a 2-week period. Chiropractic care includes standard therapies for back pain. A doctor of chiropractic determines the therapeutic approach and treatment frequency based upon a participant's clinical presentation. If provided, treatments will include low-velocity (non-thrust) spinal manipulation using the Flexion-Distraction procedure. Recommendations for exercise, lifestyle modifications, or other therapies may also be provided.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-03-01
• Primary completion: 2015-07-01
• Completion: 2015-07-01
• First posted: 2015-04-07
• Last updated: 2017-03-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States