Reliability, validity and responsiveness of chiropractic assessment techniques.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Vertebral subluxation; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000136909
• Lead Sponsor: ew Zealand College of Chiropractic

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-02-11
• Last Update Posted: 17 August 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

All adults over the age of 18 years who volunteer to participate will be eligible. Participants may include students, staff, faculty, and patients of the College’s Chiropractic Centre and also family, friends and acquaintances of the New Zealand College of Chiropractic community. However, to evaluate the responsiveness of compressive prone leg check and sacral leg check, only participants with vertebral subluxations will be randomised to the intervention or control group.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they have any predisposing factors that interfere with the conduct of the leg and sacral check (e.g. inability to lie prone or have their knees flexed comfortably to 90 degrees, extend or flex their lower limb, lower limb amputation or other lower limb trauma). They will also be excluded if they have received a chiropractic adjustment in the previous seven days or if any red flag is present.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Inter-rater reliability of compressive prone leg check will be assessed by comparing visual judgment of LLI between examiners for each participant. The possible judgements are less than 4mm difference between legs, left leg more than 4mm short or right leg more than 4mm short.<br>[Immediately before the intervention.];Concurrent validity of compressive prone leg check will be assessed by comparing each examiner’s visually estimated LLI to automated, computer-based video analysis. Customised scripts and programmes will be designed to enhance the accuracy of the computer-based video analysis of LLI.[Immediately before the intervention.];Inter-rater reliability of sacral leg check will be assessed by comparing the visual judgement of sacral restriction between examiners for each participant. The possible judgements are: negative result (less than 5cm discrepancy in the height of heel elevation), restricted on the left, and restricted on the right.<br> [Immediately before the intervention.]