Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Bilateral Cervical Manipulation (C3/C4) on Thoracoabdominal Kinematics

Lead Sponsor:

Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

There is evidence of the interdependence between the diaphragm and the C4 vertebral level with regard to nerve, fascial and muscular connections. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence...

Detailed Description

Due to respiration the thoracoabdominal kinematics is considered a complex mechanism that evolves the movement of the ribs and fascia, the diaphragmatic function, the respiratory muscles and the mecha...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Volunteers between 18 and 40 years of age.

Exclusion

  • Attending a degree in Osteopathy or being a health professional in this area;
  • Apprehension to cervical manipulation;
  • Be pregnant;
  • Presenting cervical pain on the day of the study;
  • Does not comply with the Australian Vertebral Artery Protocol guidelines;
  • Having a clinical history of cervical and/or thoracoabdominal surgery;
  • Having a clinical history of cervical trauma during the prior 12 months;
  • Recurrent use of anti-coagulant and/or analgesic, muscle relaxant or anti-inflammatory therapeutics during the week before the study;
  • Have been submitted to any manual intervention at cervical region during the week before the study;
  • Having cardio-respiratory, neurological, rheumatic, oncologic and/or systemic diagnosed pathologies.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04398160

Start Date

September 1 2024

End Date

December 1 2024

Last Update

April 2 2024

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Escola Superior da Saúde do Porto

Porto, Portugal, 4200-072