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Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Kinetics

Completed
Conditions
Cervical Spine
Registration Number
NCT01376687
Lead Sponsor
Michigan State University
Brief Summary

Back pain affects the majority of the population at some time. Currently there are no published and scientifically accepted objective measures to support manual medicine diagnostic and treatment techniques for back pain. The purpose of this project is to collect and evaluate objective (pressure and motion) data from standard clinical diagnostic tests.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
41
Inclusion Criteria
  • HEalthy and no pain in cervical spine
  • Pain of 3 or greater in cervical spine
Exclusion Criteria
  • pain of less than 3 in the cervical spine region
  • pregnant

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Feasibility of obtaining force data during clinical assessment1 year

Assessment of force sensing equipment while conducting clinical diagnoses

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Michigan State University

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East Lansing, Michigan, United States

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