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Cleveland Chiropractic College Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research |
Information provided by: | Cleveland Chiropractic College |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00497965 |
The purpose is to study the effect of chiropractic care on balance in older adults.
Condition | Intervention |
Musculoskeletal Equilibrium |
Procedure: Chiropractic Manipulation Behavioral: Balance Exercises |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Prevention, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Pilot Study: Does Chiropractic Care Decrease Fall Risk in Older Adults? |
Estimated Enrollment: | 30 |
Study Start Date: | April 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2008 |
The specific aims of this pilot study are to: 1) build a recruitment pool of older adults within the local community; 2) establish a protocol for long-term surveillance of falls for older adult chiropractic patients; 3) explore dose-response patterns to chiropractic care by comparing Berg Balance Scale scores at 12 months from baseline in three groups of older adults with impaired balance.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Emily Culver | 816-501-0100 | emily.culver@cleveland.edu |
Contact: Jennifer Bedard | 816-501-0100 | jennifer.bedard@cleveland.edu |
United States, Missouri | |||||
Cleveland Chiropractic College Health Center | Recruiting | ||||
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64131 | |||||
Sub-Investigator: Mark T Pfefer, D.C., R.N. | |||||
Sub-Investigator: Richard Strunk, D.C. | |||||
Sub-Investigator: Michael Ramcharan, D.C. | |||||
Sub-Investigator: Nathan Uhl, D.C. |
Cleveland Chiropractic College |
Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research |
Principal Investigator: | Cheryl Hawk, D.C., Ph.D. | Cleveland Chiropractic College |
Study ID Numbers: | IRB-07252006, FCER 06-10-02 |
First Received: | July 5, 2007 |
Last Updated: | July 5, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00497965 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
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