NCT01123226UnknownPhase 2
Relative Effectiveness of Trigger Point Therapy Compared to Spinal Manipulation in Correcting a Thoracic Spinal Manipulable Lesion in Subjects With Mechanical Thoracic Back Pain: a Randomised Trial
Anglo-European College of Chiropractic1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentStarted: September 1, 2010Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Correction of spinal manipulable lesion
Study Overview
Brief Summary
There will be no difference between trigger point therapy and spinal manipulation in correcting a spine joint dysfunction in the back
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 64 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •mechanical thoracic back pain
- •age 18-64
- •presence of at least one spinal manipulable lesion
- •presence of a trigger point associated with the spinal manipulable lesion
- •able to lie prone on a treatment table for 15 minutes
Exclusion Criteria
- •absolute contraindications to spinal manipulation
- •specific thoracic back pain
- •bleeding diathesis, use of anticoagulants, long-term corticosteroid use
- •involved in litigation for thoracic back pain
- •inability to read or write English fluently
- •treatment with manipulation or myofascial therapy within past three days
Arms & Interventions
Diversified HVLA spinal manipulation
Experimental
Intervention: spinal manipulation (Procedure)
Trigger point pressure release
Active Comparator
Intervention: trigger point therapy (Procedure)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Correction of spinal manipulable lesion
Time Frame: Immediate effect of one treatment
Dichotomous data either lesion is corrected or not.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in pressure pain threshold over the involved spinous process(Immediate effect of one treatment)
Investigators
Study Sites (1)
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