The effect of spinal manipulation on respiratory function in smokers

Will T4 Dog technique produce changes in spirometry values in smokers

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611001145998

Enrollment

Registered

2011-11-02

Start date

2011-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

we make a thoracic spinal manipulation trying to stimulate the orthosympathetic innervation and evaluating the influence about respiratory function inmediatly after the technique.

Interventions

we make a osteopathic manipulation once in T4 trying to stimulate the orthosympathetic innervation and evaluating the influence about respiratory function inmediatly after the technique.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Sign the informed consent Smokers from more than two years Over 18 years old and under 50 years old

Exclusion criteria

Spirometry contraindications Osteopathy contraindications

Outcome results