Immediate Effects of Upper Thoracic Spine Manipulation on Hypertensive Individuals.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Hypertension
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000013322
- Lead Sponsor
- Texas Chiropractic College
- Brief Summary
Results: Within-group changes in PR interval and QRS duration demonstrated that the atria were transiently less active post-spine manipulation and the ventricles were more active post-spine manipulation, however the changes were clinically minimal. Conclusion: The results of this study, and the limited existing normotensive thoracic-specific spine manipulation research in this field, suggest cardiovascular physiology, short-term, is not affected by upper thoracic spine spine manipulation in hypertensive individuals to a clinically relevant level.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
no smoking
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measure blood pressure, electrocardiograms, and pulse oximetry of patients with hypertension before and after they receive thoracic spine manipulation from a chiropractor to confirm this intervention is safe for patients who may have back pain and be hypertensive.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method otice if there is a difference amongst participants on and off cardiovascular drugs after they have received chiropractic spinal manipulation.