the Hypoalgesic Effect of Spinal Manual Therapy

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Back Pain
• Interventions: Device: spinal manual therapy

• Registration Number: NCT01869140
• Lead Sponsor: Institut Franco Europeen de Chiropratique

Brief Summary

To study the immediate effect of spinal manual therapy on pain perception in normal subjects

Detailed Description

Is this effect only local or is it also noticed away from the stimulated area? How long does it last? Is there a dose/response phenomenon?

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-05-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-05-31
• Study First Posted: 2013-06-05
• Status Verified: 2013-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-10-04
• Last Update Posted: 2013-10-08
• Study Start: 2013-11
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Study Completion: 2014-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy Students who volunteer from Murdoch University

Exclusion Criteria

• contraindication to spinal manual therapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
percussive spinal manual therapy	spinal manual therapy	activator set to the maximum force
Firm thoracic spinal manual therapy	spinal manual therapy	Firm thoracic manipulation
sham spinal manual therapy	spinal manual therapy	activator set to zero

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the Pressure pain threshold in KPa/Cm2 will be measure with an Algometer (SOMEDIC)	the pressure pain threshold will be measure immediately after intervention and every 15 minutes during 1 hour

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Murdoch University; 🇦🇺 Perth, Western Australia, Australia