Upper Cervical and Thoracic Chiropractic Adjustment

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

SUSPENDED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-12

Study Completion Date

2023-11-01

Brief Summary

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The proposed study examines the differences in how the ANS responds to cervical adjustments in comparison to thoracic adjustments. This study is the continuation of a previous study titled Perceived stress and patterns of autonomic function: a protocol development study. Autonomic tests such as HRV, GSR, and the stress surveys will be the primary method of measurement. CareTaker and Biopac devices will provide continual data collection of ECG (for HRV analysis) and GSR throughout the exam and adjustment. Participant's subjective stress levels will be measured through the use of stress questionnaires including the National Stressful Events Survey Acute Stress Disorder Short Scale, the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. The objective of the study is to determine if the location of a chiropractic adjustment will affect the autonomic nervous system in such a way that PNS or SNS activation increases or decreases after the adjustment. Further, the study will continue to examine how the chiropractic adjustment affects the subjective stress response.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Upper Cervical Adjustment

Upper cervical adjustemnt

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Upper Cervical Adjustemnt

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Upper cervical adjustement

Thoracic Adjustemnt

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Thoracic adjustment

Thoracic Adjustment

Thoracic adjustment

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Upper Cervical Adjustemnt

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Upper cervical adjustement

Thoracic Adjustemnt

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Thoracic adjustment

Interventions

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Upper Cervical Adjustemnt

Upper cervical adjustement

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Thoracic Adjustemnt

Thoracic adjustment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Over the age of 19
* In good health
* Willing to have blood pressure taken
* Willinig to shave a small area of chest hair for placement of a ECG patch
* Consent to a physical exam
* Consent ot chiropractic evaluationa nd 2 adjustments

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes