Status:
COMPLETED
The Effects of Spinal Manipulation on Performance on Neck Pain Patients During a Fitts' Task
Lead Sponsor:
University of Manitoba
Conditions:
Chronic Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to quantify motor performance, this study will use an eye movement Fitts' task to examine the effects of cervical spine manipulation on participants with chronic neck pa...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to measure the effects of cervical spine manipulation on the motor performance of participants with and without chronic neck pain. The objective of this pre/post design s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants with neck pain:
- Inclusion criteria
- Between the ages of 18 and 40
- Neck pain for at least 3 months
- Palpable spinal segmental fixations at C1-7
- Neck pain must be reproducible by neck movements and/or provocative
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
- Exclusion criteria
- Contraindications to spinal manipulation
- Can't be calibrated during the eye movement Fitts task (excluded from eye movement test only)
- Progressive neurologic deficits
- Cervical spine trauma or surgery
- Infection, tumor, osteoporosis, inflammatory spondyloarthropathy, spinal fracture, and a history of vestibular/inner ear dysfunction
- Diagnosed with an autonomic disorder such as Horner's syndrome
- Any current ocular and/or retinal disease, Diabetes, a history of head trauma
- Currently using opioids, recreational drugs or have a history of substance abuse
- Asymptomatic participants:
- Inclusion criteria
- Between the ages of 18 and 40
- No neck pain for at least 3 months
- Palpable spinal segmental fixations at C1-7
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
- Exclusion criteria
- Contraindications to spinal manipulation
- Can't be calibrated during the eye movement Fitts task (excluded from eye movement test only)
- Progressive neurologic deficits
- Cervical spine trauma or surgery
- Infection, tumor, osteoporosis, inflammatory spondyloarthropathy, spinal fracture, and a history of vestibular/inner ear dysfunction
- Diagnosed with an autonomic disorder such as Horner's syndrome
- Any current ocular and/or retinal disease, Diabetes, a history of head trauma
- Currently using opioids, recreational drugs or have a history of substance abuse
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 25 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 18 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04347551
Start Date
May 25 2021
End Date
August 18 2021
Last Update
September 14 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Gelley Chiropractic Office
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R2M 5M3