Manual Therapy Force Perception Scale

Development and Pre-testing of a Manual Therapy Force Perception Scale

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06430281

Enrollment

Registered

2024-05-28

Start date

2024-02-01

Completion date

2024-05-31

Last updated

2025-07-22

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Conditions

Manual Therapy

Keywords

Chiropractic, Spinal mobilization, Spinal manipulation, force sensor

Brief summary

The objective of this observational study is to pilot a scale designed to assist clinicians in evaluating the force they perceive during manual therapy. The main question it aims to answer is: \- Are clinicians able to evaluate the force they use when delivering manual therapies to their patients using a scale? For the pilot test, licensed chiropractors administer manual therapies on a manikin.

Detailed description

The aim of this observational study is to pilot test an ordinal scale (the Manual Therapy Force Perception \[MTFP\] scale) intended to enable clinicians to assign ordinal rankings to their patients based on their perception of the force they applied during manual therapy . This involved evaluating the agreement between the force applied by clinicians during spinal manipulations and mobilizations delivered on a manikin and their subjective perception of force, as determined using the MTFP scale. Additionally, the pilot study aimed to seek feedback on the MTFP scale from clinicians who are its potential users.

Interventions

OTHERManual therapy

A manual force will be applied to a manikin positioned on a chiropractic treatment table. The force exerted during the manual therapy must align with the trial label indicated on the Manual Therapy Force Perception \[MTFP\] scale.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Licensed chiropractors with a private practice within the province of Quebec, Canada.

Exclusion criteria

* Having a condition that prevents the execution of approximately 50 manual therapies over a 1-hour period.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Peak force measured by a force sensor during the manual therapy	During the manual therapy	The therapy will be delivered on a force sensor (Loadpad(R)) which will measured the force applied. The peak force reached during the therapy will be extracted.

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

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