Reflex effects of a spinal adjustment on blood pressure

Reflex changes in patient's blood pressure following chiropractic adjustment

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12607000020482

Enrollment

100

Registered

2007-01-10

Start date

2005-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

We wish to investigate whether chiropractic adjustments of the spine will result in an immediate reflex change in blood pressure and if a reflex change does occur will the direction of the change relate to the area of the spine being adjusted

Interventions

Intervention - Chiropractic patients will be checked for spinal dysfunction and adjusted if necessary by a chiropractor at a single level. Blood pressure is measured pre and immediately post adjustment.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Chiropractic patients presenting to a field practice.

Exclusion criteria

Any contraindication to chiropractic adjustment.

Outcome results