Short Arc Multifidus Study

Early Phase 1

• Conditions: Multifidus Disuse Atrophy
• Interventions: Procedure: Logan Short Arc Banding

• Registration Number: NCT00846664
• Lead Sponsor: Logan College of Chiropractic

Brief Summary

Patients will be performing Logan short arc banding protocols to see the effect on multifidus size

Detailed Description

The subjects will initially be scanned by diagnostic ultrasound by to assess the cross sectional area of their lumbar multifidi. Then they will perform 3 sets of 30 second periods of Logan Short Arc Banding on the ATM machine twice a week for 4 weeks and then they will be scanned again using diagnostic ultrasound to assess the effects of the rehabilitation exercise.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2009-02
• Study Start: 2009-02
• Study First Submitted: 2009-02-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-02-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-02-17
• Study First Posted: 2009-02-19
• Last Update Posted: 2009-02-19
• Primary Completion: 2009-03
• Study Completion: 2009-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Male or Female ages 18-54

Exclusion Criteria

• Asymptomatic of: Low Back Pain, previous spinal injury, surgery or other condition affecting the spine, local infection, injury or malignancy; pregnancy or any condition affecting muscle reaction time.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 1	Logan Short Arc Banding	Group 1 wil perform short arc banding twice a week for four weeks and have diagnostic ultrasound of multifidus measured before and after intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Multifidus cross sectional area	4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Logan College of Chiropractic; 🇺🇸 Chesterfield, Missouri, United States