Cervical Pain, Low Back Pain, Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the present intervention study is to determine the effectiveness of manipulation techniques.
Detailed description
Spinal manipulation of the spine will be assessed in patients with musculoskeletal disorders to determine the effects of different manual therapy approaches.
Interventions
OTHERSpinal Manipulation
Spinal manipulation based on orthopaedic manual therapy approach
OTHERSham manipulation
Patients will receive simulated spinal manipulation without force application
Sponsors
DAVID CRUZ DÍAZ
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Patients will be randomly allocated to spinal manipulation group or sham group.
Intervention model description
Single blind parallel clinical trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Currently suffering spinal related pain (neck, thoracic or lumbar). * Not receiving additional treatment for the treated condition.
Exclusion criteria
* Presence of red flags such as tumors or infection. * Recent surgery. * Fractures.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual analogical scale | Change from baseline to 4 weeks and 6 months of follow up. | Pain was measured using a visual analogical scale (VAS). The VAS consists of a 10-cm line, with the left extremity representing (absence of pain) and the right extremity indicating (the worse pain devisable). Participants were asked to indicate in the scale their current level of pain being higher values related with more intense pain |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oswestry Disability Index | Change from baseline to 4 weeks and 6 months of follow up. | The Oswestry Disability Index is a 10 item questionnaire measuring low back pain related disability. Individual item scores range from 0 to 5. Scores on all items are summed and multiplied by 2 to provide a percentage ranging between 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating greater low back pain related disability. |
| Range of Motion | Change from baseline to 4 weeks and 6 months of follow up. | The spinal range of motion will be assessed with a digital inclinometer which indicates the results in angular degrees. |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Primary ContactAntonio Amat, PhD
Backup ContactManuel Gonzalez, PhD
Outcome results
None listed