Cervical Multifidus Muscle Function

Sponsor

Logan College of Chiropractic (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00733837

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arm

Duration (Months)

9.9

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between cervical multifidi thickness, cervical spine proprioception and possible reflex activation of cervical multifidi through stimulation of joint mechanoreceptors. Cervical mechanoreceptors will be activated with an innocuous, nonspecific stimulation. Participants will have cervical spine proprioception assessed through joint position sense testing. The multifidus muscle thickness and activation state is to be assessed by sonography. These measures are done pre & post to the innocuous stimulation. There is no specific hypothesis.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Proprioception Muscle Activation	Other: Nonspecific, Innocuous, Mechanoreceptor Stimulation	Phase 1

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

30 participants

Allocation:

N/A

Intervention Model:

Single Group Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Study Start Date :

Jul 1, 2008

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Oct 1, 2008

Actual Study Completion Date :

Oct 1, 2008

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: A This is a repeated measures study. All participants experience the same conditions.	Other: Nonspecific, Innocuous, Mechanoreceptor Stimulation A custom device will be used to provide light manual cervical traction

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: A

This is a repeated measures study. All participants experience the same conditions.

Other: Nonspecific, Innocuous, Mechanoreceptor Stimulation

A custom device will be used to provide light manual cervical traction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

sonographic measurement of multifitus thickness [pre - post]

Secondary Outcome Measures

cervical spine repositioning error [pre - post]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Logan student, staff, or faculty, ages 18 - 30 years

Exclusion Criteria:

Fractures
Tumors
Dislocations
Myopathies
Signs and/or symptoms of neuromotor disorders
Consumption of prescription drugs that affect the nervous system
Recent cervical spine injuries or surgeries
Pain
Manipulative therapy within the preceding 7 days
Neck pain

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Logan College	Chesterfield	Missouri	United States	63017

Sponsors and Collaborators

Logan College of Chiropractic

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

, ,

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00733837

Other Study ID Numbers:

RD0627080141

First Posted:

Aug 13, 2008

Last Update Posted:

Dec 18, 2008

Last Verified:

Dec 1, 2008

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Dec 18, 2008