Short Arc Multifidus Study

Increase in Multifidus Size By Short Arc Banding on the ATM Machine as Measure by Diagnostic Ultrasound

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00846664

Enrollment

Registered

2009-02-19

Start date

2009-02-28

Completion date

2009-03-31

Last updated

2009-02-19

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Conditions

Multifidus Disuse Atrophy

Brief summary

Patients will be performing Logan short arc banding protocols to see the effect on multifidus size

Detailed description

The subjects will initially be scanned by diagnostic ultrasound by to assess the cross sectional area of their lumbar multifidi. Then they will perform 3 sets of 30 second periods of Logan Short Arc Banding on the ATM machine twice a week for 4 weeks and then they will be scanned again using diagnostic ultrasound to assess the effects of the rehabilitation exercise.

Interventions

PROCEDURELogan Short Arc Banding

Group 1 wil perform short arc banding twice a week for four weeks and have diagnostic ultrasound of multifidus measured before and after intervention

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 54 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Male or Female ages 18-54

Exclusion criteria

* Asymptomatic of: Low Back Pain, previous spinal injury, surgery or other condition affecting the spine, local infection, injury or malignancy; pregnancy or any condition affecting muscle reaction time.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Multifidus cross sectional area	4 weeks

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactAdam Morrell, DC

adam.morrell@logan.edu636-227-2100

Outcome results

None listed

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