Comparison of Balance Changes After Chiropractic Adjustments in Health Adults.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03877367 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 15, 2019
Last Update Posted : September 6, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Postural Balance Musculoskeletal Manipulation | Other: Upper extremity manipulation | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 23 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | The study will be a patient and outcome assessor blinded, cross-over randomized clinical trial. Participants will randomized into two groups. |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Immediate Impact of Extremity Manipulation on an Upper Extremity (UE) Balancing Task |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 22, 2019 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 24, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 24, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Upper Extremity Group, Day 1
Day 1: This group will receive a pre-test, upper extremity intervention, and post-test. Day 2: This group will receive a pre-test, lower extremity intervention, and post-test. |
Other: Upper extremity manipulation
An upper extremity (glenohumeral, humeroulnar and radioulnar joints, bilaterally) or a lower extremity (coxofemoral, tibiofemoral, and tibiotalar, bilaterally) manipulation series.
Other Name: Manipulation |
Experimental: Lower Extremity Group, Day 2
Day 1: This group will receive a pre-test, lower extremity intervention, and post-test. Day 2: This group will receive a pre-test, upper extremity intervention, and post-test. |
Other: Upper extremity manipulation
An upper extremity (glenohumeral, humeroulnar and radioulnar joints, bilaterally) or a lower extremity (coxofemoral, tibiofemoral, and tibiotalar, bilaterally) manipulation series.
Other Name: Manipulation |
- Head Sensor to calculate angle of head inclination [ Time Frame: 30 seconds ]There will be a sensor placed on each participant's head (in a neoprene headband), as well as on the midpoint of the tube. The head sensor will be used to calculate the angle of head inclination. The sensor on the tube will be used to calculate Sample Entropy as well as general kinematics.
- Ground reaction force [ Time Frame: less than 1 minute ]Participants will be standing on a force plate that will characterize their ground reaction forces, eyes open without tube (EONT) versus eyes closed without the tube (ECNT).
- Center of pressure [ Time Frame: less than 1 minute ]Participants will be standing on a force plate that will characterize their center of pressure, EONT versus eye open with the tube horizontally (EOWT).
- Velocity to measure sway. [ Time Frame: less than 1 minute ]Participants will be standing on a force plate that will characterize their velocity of sway, EOWT versus eye closed with tube held horizontally (ECWT).
- Sway: measuring distance [ Time Frame: less than 1 minute ]Participants will be standing on a force plate that will characterize their distance of sway, EOWT versus ECWT.
- acceleration to measure sway [ Time Frame: less than 1 minute ]Participants will be standing on a force plate that will characterize their acceleration of sway, EOWT versus ECWT.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 35 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Between the age 18 years old and 35 years old
- Cleared to be treated in Parker Wellness Clinic
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hx of neurological disorders
- Hx of musculoskeletal disorders/injuries that could impact his/her ability to stand upright
- Currently known to be pregnant
- Compromised vision (beyond the wearing of corrective lenses)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03877367
United States, Texas | |
Parker University | |
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75229 |
Responsible Party: | Parker University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03877367 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Parker19_03 |
First Posted: | March 15, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 6, 2019 |
Last Verified: | September 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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