Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Spinal Manipulation on Experimental Pain in Asymptomatic Subjects.
Lead Sponsor:
Institut Franco Europeen de Chiropratique
Conditions:
Spinal Manipulation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-30 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Spinal manipulation is often used for its effect on pain, but more information is needed concerning its mechanisms of action.
Detailed Description
The effect of spinal manipulation on the pressure pain threshold in asymptomatic subjects should be challenged by a validated sham procedure, regionally and remotely over time. Further information is ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The subjects must be young (18-30 years old)
- asymptomatic (no pain in the tested area, but the study accepts pain elsewhere, as long as it is less than 1/10 on the BOX-scale).
- Chiropractic students.
Exclusion
- The subjects must not be reporting any spinal pain lasting more than a month
- and/or having taken painkillers 24h prior to the study.
- Contra-indications to the spinal manipulation (instability, fracture, malformation, bone or ligament fragility, and inflammations).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03776708
Start Date
October 1 2018
End Date
December 1 2018
Last Update
December 19 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Institut Franco Européen de chiropraxie (iFEC)
Ivry-sur-Seine, Val De Marne, France, 94200