Recruiting

Manual TechniquesCardiovascular Response to Two Manual Techniques for Neck Pain

Sponsor:

Azusa Pacific University

Code:

NCT02198677

Conditions

Neck Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 50

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Anterior to posterior pressures

Lateral glide

Study Details

Brief summary:

The aim of the investigators study is to investigate whether posteriorly directed (AP) pressures and laterally directed (LAT) glides, cause blood pressure and heart rate elevation or lowering in patients with neck pain. The answer will advance the investigators understanding of why manual therapy works.

Conditions

Neck Pain

Study ID

NCT02198677

Start date

Jul, 2014

Status verified date

Jan, 2016

Completion date

Jul, 2016

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul, 2016

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 50

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Unilateral, non-traumatic, non-chronic mechanical neck pain
Numeric pain rating scale between 0-5/10 as the most painful neck movement (with passive scapular elevation)
Neck Disability Index between 16-50/100 percent
Resting blood pressure between 90/60 and 138/88 mmHg
Resting heart rate between 60 and 90 beats per minute

Exclusion Criteria:

Current smoker
Under 18 years and over 50 years of age
History of fainting spells or loss of consciousness
Currently on blood thinners
Taking medications for or have a history of diabetes mellitus, neurologic or cardiovascular disease
History of spinal surgery
Has neck pain classified or associated headache, arm pain, trauma/whiplash

Study Design

Enrollment

34 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: AP

Anterior to posterior pressures 5x10 seconds per set with 10 seconds rest between each set

experimental: Lateral glides

Lateral glides 5x10 seconds per set with 10 seconds rest between each set

Interventions

Anterior to posterior pressures

Lateral glide

Primary outcome measure

Change in heart rate [ Time Frame: 7 minutes before, 5 minutes before, During first set, During fifth set, 2 minutes after time point 4, 4 minutes after time point 4 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Michael Wong, DPT

909 379 5433 mswong@apu.edu

Locations

Physical Therapy Department

Recruiting

Azusa, California, United States, 91784

Principal Investigator:

Michael Wong, DPT

More Information

Sponsor

Azusa Pacific University

Last update posted

Jan 7, 2016

Last verified

Jan, 2016

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Azusa Pacific University on 2016-01-07.