NCT05621382

A Comparison of Radiographic and Visual Analysis Methods for Determining Pelvic Misalignments.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study looks to compare pelvic misalignments visualized during patient inspection to actual pelvic misalignments derived from x-ray mensuration.

Detailed description

This study looks to compare pelvic misalignments of 30 subjects visualized before x-ray set up to the actual misalignments derived from x-ray mensuration. 30 outpatients at the Sherman College of Chiropractic Health Center were randomly chosen to participate, and were having x-rays taken as part of their normal course of care in order prevent unnecessary radiation exposure. Patients were told to march in place as they were positioned to the x-ray bucky. Once the patient was set to the bucky, the bucky was moved out of the way and the patient was visualized by a health center intern. The intern evaluated gluteal widths, gluteal fold heights, and foot flare. The bucky was then replaced without patient movement and x-rays were then taken. Two doctors with experience in Gonstead line analysis for the pelvis who were blinded to the x-ray findings, measured pelvic misalignments and the results were compared to the visual analysis.

Conditions

• Gonstead, Chiropractic, Pelvic Analysis

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-04-13
• Primary completion: 2021-12-06
• Completion: 2021-12-06
• First posted: 2022-11-18
• Last updated: 2022-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States