NCT07256327

Chiropractic for Kids With Sensory Processing Challenges

The Effects of Chiropractic on Kids With Sensory Processing Challenges: a Pilot Observational Study

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Life University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main aim of this pilot observational study is to investigate the feasibility of implementing our novel assessment battery in tandem with normal and customary chiropractic care in a practice-based setting using a pediatric population with parent-reported sensory processing disorder (SPD). The secondary aim is to assess potential changes in objective and subjective outcomes.

Detailed description

Twenty (20) parents \& children with probable or definite parent-reported SPD as determined by the Short Sensory Profile (SSP) will be enrolled. The primary outcomes are 1) eligibility, 2) tolerability, 3) adherence, and 4) retention. The secondary aim is to assess the potential effects of subluxation-based pediatric chiropractic care on electrocardiography (ECG)-derived heart rate variability (HRV), bilateral weight distribution, and parent-reported outcomes (PROs). Results from this study will inform the feasibility of a larger study powered to assess the effectiveness of pediatric chiropractic care on clinical outcomes in a pediatric population with SPD.

Conditions

• Sensory Processing Disorder

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-16
• Primary completion: 2027-01-15
• Completion: 2027-01-15
• First posted: 2025-12-01
• Last updated: 2026-03-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States