Status:
COMPLETED
Does Spinal Manipulation Therapy Impact Lumbar Proprioception
Lead Sponsor:
Balgrist University Hospital
Conditions:
Manipulation, Psychologic
Proprioception
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) has long been a component of manual therapy and physical rehabilitation programs, especially as a modality for pain relief. However, the underlying physiological mech...
Detailed Description
Manual therapy is widely used by patients with back pain with about 75% of patients consulting either a chiropractor, physiotherapist or osteopath. Often used manual therapies include spinal manipulat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria chronic LBP patients:
- Aged between 18 and 50
- History of chronic (\>3months) LBP clinically not attributable to "red flags" (i.e., infection, trauma, fractures, inflammatory spondylarthropathies).
- Source of LBP clinically at the L4/5 or L5/S1 segment
- No history of vestibular disorders
- Body mass index (BMI) \> 16 kg/m2
- The presence of any one of the following exclusion criteria will lead to exclusion of the participant:
- Exclusion criteria chronic LBP patients:
- Excessive consumption of alcohol or consumption of other drugs or analgesics within the last 24 h
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Prior foot/ankle or spine surgery
- chiropractic (or other manual) treatment in the last 2 weeks
- facet joint, epidural or periradicular injections in the last 6 months
- any contraindication to spinal manipulative interventions (or are deemed unable to tolerate SMT to both body sides)
- Any neuromuscular diseases that might affect gait and posture and injuries of the motor system with permanent deformities
- Body mass index (BMI) \> 30 kg/m2
- Inclusion criteria healthy controls:
- Aged between 18 and 50
- No episode of musculoskeletal pain in the past 3 months
- No history of chronic pain (longer than 3 months)
- No history of vestibular disorders
- Body mass index (BMI) \> 16 kg/m2
- The presence of any one of the following exclusion criteria will lead to exclusion of the participant:
- Exclusion criteria healthy controls:
- Excessive consumption of alcohol or consumption of other drugs or analgesics within the last 24 h
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Prior foot/ankle or spine surgery
- chiropractic (or other manual) treatment in the last 2 weeks
- Any neuromuscular diseases that might affect gait and posture and injuries of the motor system with permanent deformities Body mass index (BMI) \> 30 kg/m2
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
254 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04869514
Start Date
March 1 2023
End Date
August 1 2024
Last Update
August 20 2024
Active Locations (1)
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1
Department of Chiropractic Medicine, University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland, 8008