Relationship Between Chiropractic Care and Autonomic Nervous System Regulation

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Conditions studied: Chiropractic Maintenance Care and Heart Rate Variability

In brief

The objective for this study is to explore the utility of biometric devices to measure changes in heart rate variability (HRV) during chiropractic maintenance care. The study will use WHOOP wearable technology to measure HRV. Chiropractic maintenance care refers to regular visits to manage recurrent musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction \[1\]. Beyond managing pain and dysfunction, regular chiropractic visits may also promote improvements in homeostatic regulation of internal physiological conditions, but the evidence-based is lacking for these effects \[2\]. The hypothesis of this study is that chiropractic maintenance care may lead to an increase in HRV as compared to a control group that do not receive chiropractic care. 1. Eklund A, Jensen I, Lohela-Karlsson M, Hagberg J, Leboeuf-Yde C, Kongsted A, et al. The Nordic maintenance care program: Effectiveness of chiropractic maintenance care versus symptom-guided treatment for recurrent and persistent low back pain-a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2018;13:e0203029. 2. Kovanur Sampath K, Mani R, Cotter JD, Tumilty S. Measureable changes in the neuro-endocrinal mechanism following spinal manipulation. Med Hypotheses. 2015;85:819-24.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05401903

Run by

Northeast College of Health Sciences

People needed

10

Starts

2022-06-01

Expected to finish

2023-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2023-11-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Males, Minimum age of 18 years and Maximum age of 40 years
• Subjects with access to a smart phone for use with the WHOOP app to allow for data tracking throughout the study.
• Subjects are willing to be randomized to either the experimental group, maintenance chiropractic care, or control group, no chiropractic care.
• Subjects are willing to not participate in other complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies during the study period.

You may not qualify if…

• Females.
• Any diagnosed medical condition.
• Any prescription medication use.
• Have a pacemaker or other internal electronic device.
• Any acute musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries involving the back and upper and lower extremities (e.g., neck, mid-back, lower back, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle, foot etc.).
• Any chronic MSK injuries involving the back and upper and lower extremities, (e.g., neck, mid-back, lower back, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle, foot etc.).
• Any contraindications to receive high velocity-low amplitude (HVLA) chiropractic manipulations.

Where it is running

• Jeanmarie R Burke — Seneca Falls, New York, United States

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