Comparison of Activator Manipulation Versus Manual Side Posture Manipulation in Patients With Low Back Pain

Comparison of Mechanical Force, Manually Assisted Activator Manipulation Versus Manual Side Posture Manipulation in Patients With Low Back Pain: a Randomized Pilot Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00497861

Enrollment

Registered

2007-07-09

Start date

2004-12-31

Completion date

2007-04-30

Last updated

2007-07-09

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Conditions

Back Pain

Keywords

Low back pain, Chiropractic, Spinal manipulation, Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique

Brief summary

This study compared the treatment effect of Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique (AMCT) and manual Diversified type spinal manipulative therapy in a sample of patients with acute and sub-acute low back pain.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of (MFMA) Activator instrument adjusting to manual side posture (HVL) adjustments in patients with acute low back pain. Primary outcomes measured include pain measurement with a VAS scale, the use of the Oswestry pain scale questionnaire, and the Bournemouth back pain scale questionnaire. An additional aim of this study is to evaluate feasibility of recruitment, data collection, and other procedures which can lead to additional studies with larger number of subjects including a control group.

Interventions

PROCEDUREActivator Methods Chiropractic Technique

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

21 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Being 18 years or older; 2. Having current acute or sub-acute low back pain defined as pain that has not lasted more than 16 weeks; 3. Minimum score of 30mm on a 100mm visual analog pain scale.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Revised Oswestry	December 2008

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026