Comparison of Balance Changes After Chiropractic Adjustments in Health Adults.

Postural Balance Clinical Trial

Official title:

Immediate Impact of Extremity Manipulation on an Upper Extremity (UE) Balancing Task

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03877367
• Other study ID #: Parker19_03
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 22, 2019
• Est. completion date: July 24, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: September 2019
• Source: Parker University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will examine the effect of upper and lower extremity manipulations on an upper extremity balancing task.

Description:

Spinal manipulation has long been thought to have beneficial effects on posture, balance and proprioception; however, only a single study has investigated the effect of chiropractic treatment of the extremities on balance and posture. In a previous study, it was noted that lower extremity manipulation led to more ordered behavior on a dynamic, lower extremity balance task. It was also found that upper extremity manipulation led to less ordered behavior with same lower extremity balance task. Further studies are needed not only to validate this theory, but to further clarify the mechanism regarding specificity of manipulation to task.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 23
• Est. completion date: July 24, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: July 24, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Between the age 18 years old and 35 years old

• Cleared to be treated in Parker Wellness Clinic

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hx of neurological disorders

• Hx of musculoskeletal disorders/injuries that could impact his/her ability to stand upright

• Currently known to be pregnant

• Compromised vision (beyond the wearing of corrective lenses)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Musculoskeletal Manipulation
• Postural Balance

Intervention

Other:
• Upper extremity manipulation
An upper extremity (glenohumeral, humeroulnar and radioulnar joints, bilaterally) or a lower extremity (coxofemoral, tibiofemoral, and tibiotalar, bilaterally) manipulation series.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Parker University	Dallas	Texas

Sponsors (5)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Parker University	Private Practice, University of Houston, University of Miami, Whittier University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Head Sensor to calculate angle of head inclination	There will be a sensor placed on each participant's head (in a neoprene headband), as well as on the midpoint of the tube. The head sensor will be used to calculate the angle of head inclination. The sensor on the tube will be used to calculate Sample Entropy as well as general kinematics.	30 seconds
Secondary	Ground reaction force	Participants will be standing on a force plate that will characterize their ground reaction forces, eyes open without tube (EONT) versus eyes closed without the tube (ECNT).	less than 1 minute
Secondary	Center of pressure	Participants will be standing on a force plate that will characterize their center of pressure, EONT versus eye open with the tube horizontally (EOWT).	less than 1 minute
Secondary	Velocity to measure sway.	Participants will be standing on a force plate that will characterize their velocity of sway, EOWT versus eye closed with tube held horizontally (ECWT).	less than 1 minute
Secondary	Sway: measuring distance	Participants will be standing on a force plate that will characterize their distance of sway, EOWT versus ECWT.	less than 1 minute
Secondary	acceleration to measure sway	Participants will be standing on a force plate that will characterize their acceleration of sway, EOWT versus ECWT.	less than 1 minute