Status:
COMPLETED
Relationship Between Chiropractic Care and Autonomic Nervous System Regulation
Lead Sponsor:
Northeast College of Health Sciences
Conditions:
Chiropractic Maintenance Care and Heart Rate Variability
Eligibility:
MALE
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 t...
Detailed Description
The study design is a pragmatic feasibility trial comparing the effects of chiropractic maintenance care versus a control group, no chiropractic care, on heart rate variability (HRV) in healthy male a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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.
Exclusion
- 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.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05401903
Start Date
June 1 2022
End Date
May 31 2023
Last Update
November 18 2023
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Jeanmarie R Burke
Seneca Falls, New York, United States, 13148