Traction Manipulation of Upper Cervical Spine on Cervicogenic Dizziness

Effectiveness of Traction Manipulation of Upper Cervical Spine on Cervicogenic Dizziness

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02772042

Enrollment

Registered

2016-05-13

Start date

2015-10-31

Completion date

2017-05-31

Last updated

2018-05-07

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Conditions

Dizziness, Neck Pain

Keywords

Manual Therapy, Physiotherapy, Manipulation

Brief summary

Manual therapy reduces symptoms in patients with cervicogenic dizziness. The mobilization and manipulation of upper cervical spine are the most popular treatment in this patients. The International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists suggest different recommendations for the safety application of manual therapy techniques in the upper cervical spine, traction manipulation techniques complies with this conditions. However, there isn´t investigation about the effect of traction manipulation in patients with cervicogenic dizziness. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of traction manipulation in dizziness intensity, range of motion of cervical spine and quality of life on patients with cervicogenic dizziness.

Interventions

OTHERIntervention Group

OTHERControl Group

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Dizziness associated with neck stiffness and/or neck pain. * Hypomobility of upper cervical spine. * Sing the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

* Contraindications for Traction manipulation. * Pending litigation or legal claim. * Poor language and communication skills making difficult to understand the informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change of baseline in Dizziness Intensity (100mm VAS) at 1 week and 1 month	Baseline- 1 week- 1 month

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change of baseline in range of motion of cervical spine change (Tool: Cervical range of motion)	Baseline- 1 week- 1 month
Change of baseline in upper cervical spine range of motion (Tool: Cervical range of motion)	Baseline- 1 week- 1 month
Change of baseline in dizziness Handicap Inventory (questionnaire)	Baseline- 1 week- 1 month

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

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