Manual Therapy Force Perception Scale

Recruiting

• Conditions: Manual Therapy
• Interventions: Other: Manual therapy

• Registration Number: NCT06430281
• Lead Sponsor: Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Brief Summary

The objective of this observational study is to pilot a scale designed to assist clinicians in evaluating the force they perceive during manual therapy.

The main question it aims to answer is:

- Are clinicians able to evaluate the force they use when delivering manual therapies to their patients using a scale?

For the pilot test, licensed chiropractors administer manual therapies on a manikin.

Detailed Description

The aim of this observational study is to pilot test an ordinal scale (the Manual Therapy Force Perception \[MTFP\] scale) intended to enable clinicians to assign ordinal rankings to their patients based on their perception of the force they applied during manual therapy . This involved evaluating the agreement between the force applied by clinicians during spinal manipulations and mobilizations delivered on a manikin and their subjective perception of force, as determined using the MTFP scale. Additionally, the pilot study aimed to seek feedback on the MTFP scale from clinicians who are its potential users.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-02-01
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-24
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-28
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-29
• Primary Completion: 2024-06-04
• Study Completion: 2024-07-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• Licensed chiropractors with a private practice within the province of Quebec, Canada.

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a condition that prevents the execution of approximately 50 manual therapies over a 1-hour period.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Participants	Manual therapy	Chiropractors will administer manual therapies on a manikin utilizing three distinct levels of force (typical force, low force, high force), determined by the trial label on the scale. A sensor will gauge the magnitude of force applied.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Peak force measured by a force sensor during the manual therapy	During the manual therapy	The therapy will be delivered on a force sensor (Loadpad(R)) which will measured the force applied. The peak force reached during the therapy will be extracted.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières; 🇨🇦 Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada