Logan Basic During Pregnancy on Labor and Childbirth

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Logan College of Chiropractic, August 2008

First Received: August 21, 2008 Last Updated: August 22, 2008 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Logan College of Chiropractic
Information provided by:	Logan College of Chiropractic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00740350

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine if women who have chiropractic care, according to the Logan Basic Protocol for adjusting, during pregnancy have an easier, shorter labor and delivery as compared to women who haven't had chiropractic care during pregnancy.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Pregnancy	Procedure: Logan Basic	Phase I Phase II

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Does the Logan Basic Protocol for Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy Reduce Labor Time and Increase the Ease of Labor and Childbirth?

Further study details as provided by Logan College of Chiropractic:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Post delivery interview/questionnaire [ Time Frame: 2 weeks post delivery ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	50
Study Start Date:	March 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date:	February 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	February 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Experimental Logan Basic chiropractic adjustments during pregnancy.	Procedure: Logan Basic Logan Basic chiropractic adjustments during pregnancy.

Detailed Description:

This study will be designed to test if the Logan Basic Technique system of adjusting pregnant women can reduce labor time and increase the ease of labor and delivery as compared to the labor times reported by Kilpatrick and Laros in the obstetric literature. It is proposed that women who have regular chiropractic care throughout pregnancy or at least for the third trimester will have an easier labor and delivery as well as a shorter labor time than is reported in the literature.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 50 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

20-24 weeks pregnant
enrolled in a separate pre-natal care protocol with an outside provider
a Logan College Student or member of the family of a Logan Student ("family" as defined by CCE designation)

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00740350

Contacts

Contact: Patrick Montgomery, DC

636-230-2100 ext 1931

patrick.montgomery@logan.edu

Locations

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

Sponsors and Collaborators

Logan College of Chiropractic

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Logan University, College of Chiropractic ( Patrick Montgomery, DC )
Study ID Numbers:	SR0627080139
Study First Received:	August 21, 2008
Last Updated:	August 22, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00740350 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 06, 2009