The Effect of Manipulations of the Lumbar Spine on Six Different Outcome Measures

This study has been completed.

First Received: August 20, 2008 Last Updated: August 22, 2008 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Universite du Quebec a Montreal
Information provided by:	Universite du Quebec a Montreal
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00739570

Purpose

Evaluation of the effect of a chiropractic adjustment (Manually Assisted Mechanical Force)on
surface Static EMG
Paraspinal cutaneous temperature
Range of Motion
Dynamic EMG
Blood hormones (Interleukin-6 and C-Reactive protein)

Condition	Intervention
Low Back Pain	Device: AAI signature IV AMCT

MedlinePlus related topics: Back Pain X-Rays

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Diagnostic, Randomized, Open Label, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	The Effect of Manipulations of the Lumbar Spine on Six Different Outcome Measures.

Further study details as provided by Universite du Quebec a Montreal:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Oswestry Disability Index, Functional x-rays, Range of Motion, Static EMG, Dynamic EMG, Paraspinal cutaneous temperature, [ Time Frame: August 2008 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	20
Study Start Date:	June 2008
Study Completion Date:	August 2008
Primary Completion Date:	August 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: No Intervention
2: Active Comparator Activator chiropractic technique basic scan protocol	Device: AAI signature IV AMCT Chiropractic adjustments of the lumbar spine following the activator basic scan protocol

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Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 81 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants

Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.

Control group

The inclusion criterion:

All participants were receiving maintenance chiropractic care
All participants would not have any treatment during the two week span of the research project
All participants were examined and x-rayed and were evaluated for all the same outcome measures.

Treatment group:

All participants were recruited via an announcement in the newspaper, Le Messager de LaSalle, during the period from July 6th to the 20th 2008.
The participants were suffering from a chronic low back condition of at least three months in duration.
All participants were examined and x-rayed and were evaluated for all the same outcome measures.

Exclusion Criteria:

None

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00739570

Locations

Canada, Quebec
Chiro-clinique Richard Roy
La Salle, Quebec, Canada, H8N 1X7

Sponsors and Collaborators

Universite du Quebec a Montreal

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Richard A Roy, DCMScPhD(c)

Universite du Quebec a Montreal

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	UQAM ( Dr. Richard Roy )
Study ID Numbers:	071970
Study First Received:	August 20, 2008
Last Updated:	August 22, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00739570 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Canada: Ethics Review Committee

Keywords provided by Universite du Quebec a Montreal:

Activator
EMG
Thermography
Diagnostic
X-Rays

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Neurologic Manifestations
Low Back Pain
Pain
Back Pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Signs and Symptoms
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations

Low Back Pain
Pain
Back Pain

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 06, 2009