Trigger Point Therapy Versus Manipulation Correcting Thoracic Manipulable Lesion
Relative Effectiveness of Trigger Point Therapy Compared to Spinal Manipulation in Correcting a Thoracic Spinal Manipulable Lesion in Subjects With Mechanical Thoracic Back Pain: a Randomised Trial
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Brief Summary
There will be no difference between trigger point therapy and spinal manipulation in correcting a spine joint dysfunction in the back
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_2
Started Sep 2010
Shorter than P25 for phase_2
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 13, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 14, 2010
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2011
CompletedMay 14, 2010
May 1, 2010
9 months
May 13, 2010
May 13, 2010
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Correction of spinal manipulable lesion
Dichotomous data either lesion is corrected or not.
Immediate effect of one treatment
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Change in pressure pain threshold over the involved spinous process
Immediate effect of one treatment
Study Arms (2)
Diversified HVLA spinal manipulation
EXPERIMENTALTrigger point pressure release
ACTIVE COMPARATORInterventions
A maximum of two high velocity low amplitude spinal manipulations to one dysfunctional spine joint
The thumb will apply firm pressure to a trigger point in the paravertebral multifidus and rotatores muscles associated with the spine joint dysfunction using the barrier approach. This will be held until the barrier releases and this will continue until the trigger point is inactivated or 3 minutes has passed.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- mechanical thoracic back pain
- age 18-64
- presence of at least one spinal manipulable lesion
- presence of a trigger point associated with the spinal manipulable lesion
- able to lie prone on a treatment table for 15 minutes
You may not qualify if:
- absolute contraindications to spinal manipulation
- specific thoracic back pain
- bleeding diathesis, use of anticoagulants, long-term corticosteroid use
- involved in litigation for thoracic back pain
- inability to read or write English fluently
- treatment with manipulation or myofascial therapy within past three days
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Anglo-European College of Chiropractic
Bournemouth, Dorset, BH5 2DF, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 13, 2010
First Posted
May 14, 2010
Study Start
September 1, 2010
Primary Completion
June 1, 2011
Study Completion
June 1, 2011
Last Updated
May 14, 2010
Record last verified: 2010-05