A Randomized Controlled Trial of Best Approach to Care Compared to Diversified Chiropractic Adjustive Technique - Full Text View

Purpose

There are a variety of treatment approaches used by the chiropractic profession. Some of these require forceful joint manipulation and some do not. This study is designed to compare outcomes of two such techniques that are common to chiropractic practice. The hypothesis is that there is no difference between forceful and non-forceful approaches to treatment.

Condition	Intervention
Low Back Pain Headache Shoulder Pain	Procedure: spinal manipulation & patient education/nutrition

MedlinePlus related topics:

Back Pain

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study

Official Title:	A Randomized Controlled Trial of Best Approach to Care Compared to Diversified Adjustive Technique

Further study details as provided by Parker College of Chiropractic:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Pain Disability Index (PDI)

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Beck Depression Inventory
Patient Expectation
Evaluation of Clinic Services

Estimated Enrollment:	155
Study Start Date:	March 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date:	August 2005

Detailed Description:

The comparison will permit a one month treatment period for both techniques and a three week follow-up. Patients will be assessed at baseline (intake), and at specified intervals and at three weeks following the termination of care.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

chronic musculoskeletal pain ability to communicate in English

Exclusion Criteria:

pregnancy contraindications to manipulation pending litigation chiropractic care within the last month

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00163124

Locations


United States, Texas
	Parker College of Chiropractic
	Dallas, Texas, United States, 75229

Sponsors and Collaborators

Parker College of Chiropractic

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Cheryl Hawk, PhD DC	Parker College of Chiropractic

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	PCC2005-003
First Received:	September 9, 2005
Last Updated:	September 12, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00163124
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Parker College of Chiropractic:

chiropractic

spinal manipulation

low back pain

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Shoulder Pain

Joint Diseases

Headache

Neurologic Manifestations

Low Back Pain

Pain

Arthralgia

Back Pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 19, 2008

Sponsored by:	Parker College of Chiropractic
Information provided by:	Parker College of Chiropractic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00163124