A Randomized Controlled Trial of Best Approach to Care Compared to Diversified Chiropractic Adjustive Technique

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Low Back Pain, Headache, Shoulder Pain

In brief

There are a variety of treatment approaches used by the chiropractic profession. Some of these require forceful joint manipulation and some do not. This study is designed to compare outcomes of two such techniques that are common to chiropractic practice. The hypothesis is that there is no difference between forceful and non-forceful approaches to treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00163124

Run by

Parker College of Chiropractic

People needed

155

Starts

2005-03-01

Expected to finish

2005-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2005-09-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• chronic musculoskeletal pain ability to communicate in English

You may not qualify if…

• pregnancy contraindications to manipulation pending litigation chiropractic care within the last month

Where it is running

• Parker College of Chiropractic — Dallas, Texas, United States

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