The effects of chiropractic care on brain-computer interface interventions and rehabilitatio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Brain injuries; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001002673
• Lead Sponsor: ew Zealand College of Chiropractic

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-09-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

Participants may include students, staff, faculty, and previous patients of the College’s chiropractic centre. Subjects will be eligible for inclusion if they are English speaking, aged 18-40, and have previously sought chiropractic care, and have some history of recurring spinal dysfunction such as mild pain, ache, and/or stiffness with or without a history of known trauma.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects will be ineligible to participate if they exhibit no evidence of vertebral subluxations, have absolute contraindications to spinal adjustments, have experienced previous significant adverse reactions to chiropractic care, or they are suffering from a current upper limb disorder/dysfunction that would make them unable to carry out data recording sessions (e.g. sprain/strain/fracture), and if they have sought treatment for the subclinical pain symptoms.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Transcranial magnetic stimulation measured using electromyography in a lower limb muscle.<br>[Immediately post each intervention.];Somatosensory evoked potentials measured using electroencephalogram. [Immediately post each intervention ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intramuscular and surface EMG will be used to record muscle activity in the lower limb (tibilais anterior muscle) when the participant is performing motor tasks (holding a small contraction for 10 seconds followed by a maximum voluntary contraction). [Immediately post each intervention]