The Effect of Chiropractic Manipulation on Spine-related Pain and Balance in Older Adults

Back Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Chiropractic Manipulation on Spine-related Pain and Balance in Older Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00497718
• Other study ID #: IRB-02142007
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 5, 2007
• Last updated: April 16, 2010
• Start date: February 2007
• Est. completion date: December 2008

Study information

• Verified date: April 2010
• Source: Cleveland Chiropractic College
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The effect of chiropractic manipulation on spine-related pain and balance in older adults.

Description:

Chronic pain and risk factors for falls in older adults are significant public health issues. In order to evaluate an appropriate role for chiropractic in managing these problems in the population, this pilot cohort study will take multiple measurements, both self-reported and functional, on a sample of older adults with chronic spine-related pain who are recruited from the local community and receive chiropractic care in the Cleveland Chiropractic College health center over a four-week period.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 75
• Est. completion date: December 2008
• Est. primary completion date: December 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Aged 60 or older

2. spine-related pain of >3 months duration (by self-report).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Non-ambulatory

2. chiropractic care or physical therapy within the past month (by self report)

3. contraindications to manipulation, as determined by the clinician through physical exam and x-rays (if indicated)

4. absence of indications for CMT, as determined by the clinician through history, physical exam, orthopedic tests, and static and motion palpation

5. unable to understand English adequately to complete study forms.

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Musculoskeletal Equilibrium

Intervention

Procedure:
• Chiropractic Manipulation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Cleveland Chiropractic College Health Center	Kansas City	Missouri

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cleveland Chiropractic College

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Test various recruitment methodologies.		Through December 2008	No
Primary	Describe baseline characteristics of enrolled patients.		Through December 2008	No
Primary	Assess patient outcomes in terms of balance, neck or back pain, and dizziness		Through December 2008	No