Status:
COMPLETED
Chiropractic Distraction Spinal Manipulation- Lumbar Stenosis Study
Lead Sponsor:
Parker University
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Houston
Whittier College
Conditions:
Spinal Stenosis Lumbar
Eligibility:
All Genders
48+ years
Brief Summary
To assess the effect of chiropractic distraction manipulation on postural sway and simple measures of performance in patients with the clinical diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis.
Detailed Description
This study aims to assess the effect of chiropractic distraction manipulation in reducing postural sway and improving performance-based mobility and disability in patients with the clinical diagnosis ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age greater than 48 years old
- Patient has leg or buttock pain while walking
- Patient feels relief of symptoms with bending (flexing) forward
- Patient feels relief when using a shopping cart of bicycle
- Patient has motor or sensory disturbance while walking
- Patient has normal and symmetrical foot pulses
- Patient has lower extremity weakness
- Patient has low back pain
- Duration of symptoms and signs for more than 1 month
- Able to stand and walk without assistive devices for at least 20 minutes
- Able to give written informed consent and complete interviews and questionnaires in English
Exclusion
- Complicated spinal pain due to fracture, tumor, infection, or severe spondyloarthropathy
- Has other severe co-morbidities, including progressive neurological deficit
- Other serious pathologies of the locomotor system
- No correspondence availability through email
- Inability to read/ comprehend English
- Compensation or seeking compensation from a third-party liability or workers' compensation
- Previous spinal manipulation within the past month
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 14 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
14 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03863769
Start Date
March 14 2019
End Date
December 31 2020
Last Update
January 14 2022
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Parker University
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75229