Logan Basic Technique Measured by Surface Electromyography (EMG)

Spinal Manipulation Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Logan Basic Technique Apex Contact Adjustment on the Motor Recruitment Pattern in the Erector Spinae.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00728572
• Other study ID #: SR0331080126
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• First received: August 1, 2008
• Last updated: September 14, 2016
• Start date: July 2008
• Est. completion date: July 2009

Study information

• Verified date: September 2016
• Source: Logan College of Chiropractic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effect of Logan Basic Technique apex contact adjustment (LBT); on the motor recruitment pattern in the erector spinae group via surface EMG.

Description:

LBT is a low force adjusting technique that focuses on the foundation segment of the spine, the sacrum, with application of contact on the sacrotuberous ligament which relieves fatigued and strained muscles, particularly intrinsic muscles of the back. Surface electromyography (EMG) is a method of analyzing the activity level of superficial muscles. It is convenient and advantageous when studying muscle relaxation which occurs in biofeedback studies

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 45
• Est. completion date: July 2009
• Est. primary completion date: November 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Students in trimesters 1 - 3.

• Naive to the Logan Basic Technique adjusting protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students in trimesters 4 - 10.

• Pregnant females or females who can possibly be pregnant.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Spinal Manipulation

Intervention

Procedure:
• Logan Basic Technique and Surface EMG
Participant will receive a brief Basic Technique and Surface EMG examination and Basic Technique treatment.

Other:
• Surface EMG
Surface EMG only, no intervention

Procedure:
• Logan Basic Technique Sham
Participants will receive a sham Basic Technique treatment, not indicated by examination.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Logan University, College of Chiropractic	St. Louis	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	Surface EMG		15 minute sEMG: 5 mins before, 5 mins during and 5 mins after intervention	No