NCT06153290

Patient Perceptions Following a Single Session of Simulated or Genuine HVLA Manual Chiropractic Adjustments

Blinding Integrity Following a Single Session of Simulated or Genuine High Velocity, Low Amplitude (HVLA) Manual Chiropractic Adjustments: a Randomized Controlled Proof-of-concept Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Life University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary aim of this trial is to assess blinding following simulated/sham or genuine/real high velocity, low amplitude (HVLA) manual chiropractic adjustments.

Detailed description

The primary aim of this trial is to assess blinding following simulated/sham or genuine/real high velocity, low amplitude (HVLA) manual chiropractic adjustments. Briefly, 30 eligible participants will be randomized (1:1 ratio) to receive a single session of either simulated/sham or genuine/real chiropractic spinal adjustments and be given a brief survey immediately following their session and 48 hours later that captures their perceptions and experiences regarding the intervention they received. This study is intended to inform a future multi-session, randomized, sham-controlled trial.

Conditions

• Subluxation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Chiropractic adjustment	A single-session of genuine/real high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) manual chiropractic adjustments to various regions of the spine (i.e., cervical, thoracic, lumbo-pelvic)
PROCEDURE	Sham adjustment	A single-session of simulated/sham high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) manual chiropractic adjustments to various regions of the spine (i.e., cervical, thoracic, lumbo-pelvic)

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-04
• Primary completion: 2024-08-26
• Completion: 2024-08-26
• First posted: 2023-12-01
• Last updated: 2025-01-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States