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
Active Locations (1)
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Escola Superior da Saúde do Porto
Porto, Portugal, 4200-072