Pilot Study: Does Chiropractic Care Decrease Fall Risk in Older Adults

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose is to study the effect of chiropractic care on balance in older adults.

Clinical Trial Description

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. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Musculoskeletal Equilibrium

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00497965
Study type	Interventional
Source	Cleveland Chiropractic College
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	April 2007
Completion date	December 2008

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