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Manual Manipulation for Neck Pain

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Waitlist Available
Led By Joseph B Brence, DPT
Research Sponsored by Keystone Rehabilitation Systems
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, change from baseline to week 1 and change from baseline to week 4 (discharge as per pts discretion but typically 4 weeks)
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

The purpose of this research is to compare the effects of two commonly used, safe, thoracic spine grade 1-4 and grade 5 mobilization to the thoracic spine on cervical spine pain in individuals with nontraumatic cervical pain. The immediate effects of thoracic spine mobilization have been shown to facilitate greater range of motion increases in the cervical spine and greater pain decreases within a treatment session and on follow-up visits. There is no research utilizing pain threshold perception as an objective outcome of these treatments. Only one study compared the two treatment techniques and concluded that future research should be completed which includes manual therapy for the thoracic spine. (Cleland 2007)

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Neck Disability
Pain
Pain Pressure Thresholds
Secondary outcome measures
Clinical Equipoise
Global Rating of Change
Pain Catastrophizing
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Manual MobilizationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients will be randomized to receive mobilization
Group II: Manual ManipulationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients will be randomized to receive a thrust manipulation
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Manual Manipulation
2010
N/A
~190
Mobilization
2019
N/A
~3160

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Keystone Rehabilitation SystemsLead Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
100 Total Patients Enrolled
Joseph B Brence, DPTPrincipal InvestigatorKeystone Rehabilitation Systems
1 Previous Clinical Trials
100 Total Patients Enrolled
Steve Karas, DScStudy DirectorChatham University

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
The Effects of Thoracic Spine Manipulation in Individuals With Non-traumatic Cervical Pain
Joseph Brence 2012. "The Effects of Thoracic Spine Manipulation in Individuals With Non-traumatic Cervical Pain". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01760590.
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