Spinal Manipulative Therapy: Dual-Task Performance

NCT ID: NCT00297934

Last Updated: 2008-12-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2006-03-31
• Study Completion Date: 2006-03-31

Brief Summary

The purposes of this study is to determined the effects of instrument applied spinal manipulative therapy upon dual-task performance involving complex postural and cognitive task.

Detailed Description

This study sought to determine whether a 2-week regimen of spinal manipulative therapy could improve postural control under 2 conditions. Condition one was a complex postural task which consisted of a shoulder width stance on a compliant surface with eyes closed to remove visual input. Condition 2 was as above with the addition of visio-spatial cognitive task (serial 7s subtraction). These tasks were performed on a force-place designed to capture center of pressure data. Data was captured prior to the onset of therapy and then again after 6 treatment sessions (2-week period). Data was also collected 1 week post treatment to note any lasting effects following therapy. This pilot study utilized a repeated measures designed with no control group.

Conditions

Balance

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Interventions

Pro-adjuster mechanical spinal manipulative device

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy participants

Exclusion Criteria

• No injuries
• No surgeries
• No visual, vestibular, or somatosensory disorders capable of affecting balance

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Logan College of Chiropractic

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Principal Investigators

Rodger Tepe, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Logan College of Chiropractic

Locations

Logan College of Chiropractic

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

LCC-06-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id