A Randomized Controlled Trial to Measure the Effects of Specific Thoracic Chiropractic Adjustments on Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 290
- 主要终点
- The purpose of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to measure the effects of specific thoracic (T5 to T1) chiropractic adjustments on BP and PR in a larger sample size of both normotensive and hypertensive humans.
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to measure the effects of specific thoracic (T5 to T1) chiropractic adjustments on BP and PR in a larger sample size of both normotensive and hypertensive humans.
详细描述
OBJECTIVE
Previous studies on the effects of chiropractic treatment on blood pressure (BP) and pulse rate (PR) have reported decreases in both systolic and diastolic BP, as well as PR. However, many of those studies have been criticized for various study flaws, and accused of drawing erroneous conclusions, due to small sample size and various methodological concerns. The purpose of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to measure the effects of specific thoracic (T5 to T1) chiropractic adjustments on BP and PR in a larger sample size of both normotensive and hypertensive humans.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 90 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Subjects were invited to participate in accordance with the Guidelines for Chiropractic Quality Assurance and Practice Parameters: proceedings of the Mercy Center Consensus Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, 1993, Aspen Publishers Inc.
- •Additionally and specifically for this RCT:
- •Both male and female subjects age 18 years and older were invited to participate
- •Subjects must not be pregnant
- •Subjects must not have any recent or current fractures of the arms or legs
- •Subjects must not have any visceral or abdominal condition such that being in the prone position would be detrimental to their health
- •Subjects must not have any known primary cancers of the spine or spinal column, nor any secondary metastatic process of the spine or spinal column
- •Subjects must not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- •Subjects must not have vertigo or any other imbalance condition
- •Subjects must not have any arm or leg prosthetic device
- •Subjects must be able to understand spoken and/or written Spanish and/or English
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to measure the effects of specific thoracic (T5 to T1) chiropractic adjustments on BP and PR in a larger sample size of both normotensive and hypertensive humans.
时间窗: Baseline, pre-adjustment, post-adjustment
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies on the effects of chiropractic treatment on blood pressure (BP) and pulse rate (PR) have reported decreases in both systolic and diastolic BP, as well as PR. However, many of those studies have been criticized for various study flaws, and accused of drawing erroneous conclusions, due to small sample size and various methodological concerns. The purpose of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to measure the effects of specific thoracic (T5 to T1) chiropractic adjustments on BP and PR in a larger sample size of both normotensive and hypertensive humans.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Dr. Steven D. Roffers
Director of Research
Spinal Missions, Inc., LLC