NCT01066312

Brief Summary

Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) practiced by over a million practitioners worldwide. However, it's accuracy under varying levels of blindness has not yet been considered. This study will test this accuracy. Study Hypothesis: MMT can accurately distinguish congruent from incongruent statements. Also, the accuracy of MMT is positively correlated with practitioner experience.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
160

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2010

Typical duration for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 9, 2010

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 10, 2010

Completed
19 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2010

Completed
3.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2013

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

June 19, 2017

Status Verified

June 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

3.3 years

First QC Date

February 9, 2010

Last Update Submit

June 16, 2017

Conditions

Lying

Keywords

Muscle testingKinesiologyMusclesComplementary and Alternative MedicinePractitioner ExperienceThis study is actually not a randomised controlled trial,but an assessment of diagnostic test accuracy. We will belooking at the accuracy of MMT to distinguish congruent fromincongruent statements under varying levels of blinding.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Percent correct

    1 hour

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Practitioner Experience

    1 hour

Study Arms (2)

Practitioners

Healthcare practitioners who either use, have used or do not use MMT in practice

Testees

Healthy adults with no experience with MMT

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

1. Practitioenrs - Healthcare providers - healthy adults 2. Testees - Healthy adults with no prior experience with MMT

You may qualify if:

  • Practitioners
  • health care provider
  • aged between 18 and 65 years old
  • healthy
  • fluent in English
  • Testees
  • aged between 18 and 65 years old
  • healthy
  • fluent in English

You may not qualify if:

  • Practitioners
  • a current physical disability or injury of either upper extremity
  • Blind, deaf or mute
  • Testees
  • a current physical disability or injury of either upper extremity
  • Prior experience with MMT
  • Blind, deaf or mute
  • are known to the Practitioner
  • NOTE: For this study, no compensation is possible.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Parker Research Institute

Dallas, Texas, 75229, United States

Location

Related Publications (6)

  • Caruso W, Leisman G. A force/displacement analysis of muscle testing. Percept Mot Skills. 2000 Oct;91(2):683-92. doi: 10.2466/pms.2000.91.2.683.

    PMID: 11065332BACKGROUND

  • Caruso W, Leisman G. The clinical utility of force/displacement analysis of muscle testing in applied kinesiology. Int J Neurosci. 2001;106(3-4):147-57. doi: 10.3109/00207450109149745.

    PMID: 11264916BACKGROUND

  • Ludtke R, Kunz B, Seeber N, Ring J. Test-retest-reliability and validity of the Kinesiology muscle test. Complement Ther Med. 2001 Sep;9(3):141-5. doi: 10.1054/ctim.2001.0455.

    PMID: 11926427BACKGROUND

  • Pollard H, Lakay B, Tucker F, Watson B, Bablis P. Interexaminer reliability of the deltoid and psoas muscle test. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2005 Jan;28(1):52-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2004.12.008.

    PMID: 15726035BACKGROUND

  • Bossuyt PM, Reitsma JB, Bruns DE, Gatsonis CA, Glasziou PP, Irwig LM, Lijmer JG, Moher D, Rennie D, de Vet HC; STARD Group. Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. Fam Pract. 2004 Feb;21(1):4-10. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmh103.

    PMID: 14760036BACKGROUND

  • Jensen AM, Stevens RJ, Burls AJ. Estimating the accuracy of muscle response testing: two randomised-order blinded studies. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2016 Nov 30;16(1):492. doi: 10.1186/s12906-016-1416-2.

    PMID: 27903263DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Deception

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social BehaviorBehavior

Study Officials

  • Anne M Jensen, DC, MS, MSc

    Parker Research Institute

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
OTHER
Time Perspective
OTHER
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
DPhil Candidate

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 9, 2010

First Posted

February 10, 2010

Study Start

March 1, 2010

Primary Completion

June 1, 2013

Study Completion

June 1, 2013

Last Updated

June 19, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-06

Locations

US(1)