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A Comparison of Seated Thoracic Manipulation and Targeted Supine Thoracic Manipulation on Cervical Flexion Motion and Pain

NCT ID: NCT01938209

Last Updated: 2013-09-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

39 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-09-30

Study Completion Date

2012-10-31

Brief Summary

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Thirty-nine patients with cervical spine pain were randomly assigned to either a seated thoracic manipulation or targeted supine thoracic manipulation group. Pain and flexion range of motion measures were taken before and after the intervention.

Detailed Description

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DESIGN: Randomized clinical trial OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness of seated thoracic manipulation versus targeted supine thoracic manipulation on cervical spine pain and flexion range of motion. There is evidence that thoracic spine manipulation is an effective treatment for patients with cervical spine pain. This evidence includes a variety of techniques to manipulate the thoracic spine. While each of them is effective, no research has compared techniques to determine which produces the best outcomes.

METHODS: Thirty-nine patients with cervical spine pain were randomly assigned to either a seated thoracic manipulation or targeted supine thoracic manipulation group. Pain and flexion range of motion measures were taken before and after the intervention.

Conditions

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Neck Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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seated general thoracic spine manipulation

seated general thoracic spine manipulation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

seated thoracic manipulation

Intervention Type OTHER

seated general thoracic spine manipulation

supine specific thoracic spine manipulation

Specific supine manipulation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

supine specific thoracic spine manipulation

Intervention Type OTHER

supine specific thoracic spine manipulation

Interventions

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seated thoracic manipulation

seated general thoracic spine manipulation

Intervention Type OTHER

supine specific thoracic spine manipulation

supine specific thoracic spine manipulation

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

* identification of red flags suggestive of nonmusculoskeletal etiology, history of whiplash injury within six weeks of the initial visit, diagnosis of cervical spine stenosis, central nervous system involvement, or signs of nerve root compression (two of the following limited at the same level: strength, sensation, reflexes).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Megan J. Olson Hunt

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Chatham University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Steve Karas

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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karas thoracic spine

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

karas 003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id