The Impact of Chiropractic Activator Adjustments on Mental Rotation and Line Judgment Reaction Time

NCT ID: NCT02749266

Last Updated: 2016-04-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 16 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-06-30
• Study Completion Date: 2014-08-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot study will be to assess the impact of chiropractic Activator adjustments on spatial cognitive abilities through initial assessment and testing in a healthy population aged 18 to 35.

Detailed Description

This study seeks to assess the impact of chiropractic on cognition. Participants must be between 18 and 35 years of age. Within the past six months individuals may not participate if they have had any broken bones, accidents, or surgeries to their spine. Additionally, participants cannot have any mental disabilities, be pregnant, or have other conditions of the spine such as bone mineral loss.

Patients will receive a chiropractic exam and will be randomized to a sham (simulated chiropractic adjustment) or chiropractic adjustment intervention group. Prior to receiving either the sham or chiropractic adjustment, the participants will sit in front of a computer screen and will be asked to follow instructions and press a button on a keypad. There will be three different types of computer assessments that will take approximately fifteen minutes total. After the computer assessments the participant will receive either the sham or chiropractic adjustment. The chiropractic adjustment and the sham will both utilize a handheld instrument called an Activator. After the adjustment or sham the participant will take the computer assessments again. The total time this may take is ninety minutes.

Conditions

Cognition - Other

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Chiropractic Activator Adjustment

Participant will receive a chiropractic adjustment utilizing a handheld chiropractic instrument called an Activator.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Chiropractic adjustment

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participant will receive a chiropractic adjustment utilizing a handheld chiropractic instrument called an Activator.

Chiropractic sham adjustment

Participant will receive a sham (simulated) chiropractic adjustment utilizing a handheld chiropractic instrument called an Activator.

Group Type: SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham chiropractic adjustment

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants will receive a simulated chiropractic adjustment with a handheld adjusting instrument called an Activator.

Interventions

Chiropractic adjustment

Participant will receive a chiropractic adjustment utilizing a handheld chiropractic instrument called an Activator.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Sham chiropractic adjustment

Participants will receive a simulated chiropractic adjustment with a handheld adjusting instrument called an Activator.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

Chiropractic Activator adjustment; Chiropractic manipulation; Sham manipulation

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18 to 35
• In good health

Exclusion Criteria

• pregnant
• medically diagnosed cognitive deficits
• medically diagnosed learning disabilities
• fractures, traumas, or surgeries to the spine within the past six months
• diagnosed osteoporosis, articular instability

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Georgia

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Life University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Stephanie Sullivan, D.C.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Life University

Locations

Life University

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

I-0011

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id