Influence of Spinal Manipulative Therapy Upon Stroop Task Performance

This study has been completed.

First Received: June 7, 2006 Last Updated: August 28, 2009 History of Changes

Sponsor:	Logan College of Chiropractic
Information provided by:	Logan College of Chiropractic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00335426

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine if spinal manipulative therapy can affect cognitive processing as determined by performance on a Stroop task. It is specifically hypothesized that number of errors and response times will decrease as a result of spinal manipulative therapy.

Condition	Intervention
Motor Response Time	Procedure: Spinal manipulative therapy

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Further study details as provided by Logan College of Chiropractic:

Study Start Date:	June 2006
Study Completion Date:	December 2006

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 35 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Normal healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

No spinal manipulation one week proceeding trial No stimulants or depressants

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00335426

Locations

United States, Missouri
Logan College of Chiropractic
Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, 63017

Sponsors and Collaborators

Logan College of Chiropractic

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Kristan J Giggey, DC

Logan College of Chiropractic

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	RD0601060018
Study First Received:	June 7, 2006
Last Updated:	August 28, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00335426 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 27, 2009