Cervical Stairstep and Effects on Range of Motion (ROM)

Range of Motion, Articular Clinical Trial

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Official title:

The Effects of Cervical Stairstep on Cervical Range of Motion

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00741000
• Other study ID #: SR0331080127
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1
• First received: August 21, 2008
• Last updated: August 22, 2008
• Start date: July 2008
• Est. completion date: October 2008

Study information

• Verified date: August 2008
• Source: Logan College of Chiropractic
• Contact: Mary Unger-Boyd, DC
• Phone: 636-230-2100
• Email: mary.unger-boyd[@]logan.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Observe the effects of Cervical Stairstep on Cervical Spine Range of Motion

Description:

The cervical spine can be affected in a number of ways due to its vulnerability to injury. These injuries can result from poor posture, sports or occupation and can lead to degenerative changes. Cervical range of motion (ROM) is also affected by these injuries. When active ROM is restricted, the injury is of muscular origin. Pain with passive ROM indicates ligamentous injury whereas restricted passive ROM indicates blockage within bone or soft tissue. The normal range of motion in the cervical spine is 80-90 degrees flexion, 70 degrees extension, 20-45 degrees lateral flexion and 90 degrees of rotation. A common mechanism of cervical spine injury is axial loading. Axial loading can create a buckling effect within the cervical spine and decrease its ability to move normally, creating a limited ROM.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: October 2008
• Est. primary completion date: October 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• students and faculty between ages 18 and 50

Exclusion Criteria:

• current neck pain (as measured by the Neck Disability Index (NDI) and utilizing Jackson's and maximal foraminal compression tests to assess for radiating symptoms)

• severe recent head trauma

• acute exacerbations within the past 3 months

• known cervical disc problems

• surgical fusions within the cervical spine

• highly acute symptoms

• a positive valsalva test

• seizure disorder

• analgesics

• muscle relaxants

• medications with effects on the musculoskeletal system

• chiropractic manipulation within 48 hours of the study

• Other exclusions can be made based on investigator judgment

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Range of Motion, Articular

Intervention

Procedure:
• Cervical Stairstep
Cervical low force mobilization procedure.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Logan University, College of Chiropractic	Chesterfield	Missouri

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Logan College of Chiropractic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Cervical Range of Motion		Pre and post treatment	No
Secondary	Neck Disability Index		pre and post treatment	No