NCT05412602

Chiropractic T Cell Study

Impact of a Corrective Model of Chiropractic Care on Immune Cell Phenotype and Function

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of British Columbia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Some studies suggest that specific chiropractic care (techniques known as "spinal manipulation therapy") can have benefits to the immune system but studies are scarce, sample sizes small, and methodology and analyses often not of the highest scientific standards. The investigators will example how 36 sessions of chiropractic care over 9-12 weeks can impact immune cell function using a randomized clinical trial design.

Conditions

• Intervention
• Waitlist Control

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	full spine corrective protocol	36 chiropractic adjustments over 12 weeks (3 visits per week) with in office spinal traction on the 3D Denneroll Traction Table, as well as supplemental home exercises

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-07-25
• Primary completion: 2023-09-01
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2022-06-09
• Last updated: 2025-02-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada