NCT02660801

Spinal Manipulation and Spinal Mobilization Effects in Participants With and Without Back Pain

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of the present study is to compare the neuromechanical responses to spinal manipulation and spinal mobilization in participants with chronic nonspecific middle back pain.

Detailed description

Although evidences suggest a similar effectiveness of spinal manipulation and spinal mobilization, there is no study that compares the neuromechanical effects of these manual therapies in a experimental context and with the standardization of both interventions. Therefore, the objective of the present study is to compare the neuromechanical responses to spinal manipulation (low-amplitude and high-velocity dynamic thrust) and spinal mobilization (repetitions of a low-amplitude and low-velocity nonthrust movement) in participants with and without chronic nonspecific back pain.

Conditions

• Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Spinal manipulation	A high-velocity and low-amplitude thrust delivered posteroanteriorly to a thoracic vertebra
PROCEDURE	Spinal mobilization	Three repetitions of a low-velocity and low-amplitude nonthrust movement delivered posteroanteriorly to a thoracic vertebra

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-03-01
• Primary completion: 2017-04-01
• Completion: 2017-11-01
• First posted: 2016-01-21
• Last updated: 2019-06-26
• Results posted: 2019-06-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada