Ciropractic Care and Pregnant Women

NCT ID: NCT04919278

Last Updated: 2021-06-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-10-01

Study Completion Date

2018-06-15

Brief Summary

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Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Chiropractic care on pain, quality of life and sleep in pregnant women compared to a control group.

The study is designed as non-randomized controlled trial. Forty-two pregnant women at least on the 14th week of gestation will be included. Control group will include women receiving regular care, but no chiropractic care. Care will extend for 4 weeks.

Outcomes measures include sleep quality, pain and quality of life questionnaires.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pain, Back Pregnancy Related Sleep Quality of Life

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention group

Participants will be evaluated for any health contraindication. Once reviewed they will received full spine chiropractic treatment for 4 weeks, at the rate of one adjustment per week. After three visits they will complete the outcome measures

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Chiropractic adjustments

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Chiropractic adjustment is a procedure in which trained specialists (chiropractors) use their hands or a small instrument to apply a controlled, sudden force to a spinal joint. The goal of this procedure, also known as spinal manipulation, is to improve spinal motion and improve your body's physical function.

Control group

Paticipants will be selected amongst thse attending predelivery sessions. They receive no chiropracti care. They will complete the outcomes at the same time as the Intervention group and then 4 weeks later.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Chiropractic adjustments

Chiropractic adjustment is a procedure in which trained specialists (chiropractors) use their hands or a small instrument to apply a controlled, sudden force to a spinal joint. The goal of this procedure, also known as spinal manipulation, is to improve spinal motion and improve your body's physical function.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* pregnant women over the age of 18
* of at least 14 weeks gestation,
* with a good understanding of English, Spanish or French.

Exclusion Criteria

* women over the age of 45,
* pregnancies of more than 35 weeks gestation
* high-risk pregnancies (tobacco, alcohol or substance use, diagnosed medical conditions or high blood pressure).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Barcelona College of Chiropractic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Pablo Perez de la Ossa

Head of Research

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Barcelona College of Chiropractic

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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BCC2018AJ

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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