Logan Basic Technique Measured by Surface Electromyography (EMG)

• Sponsor: Logan College of Chiropractic (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT00728572
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 45
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Duration (Months): 12
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 3.8

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effect of Logan Basic Technique apex contact adjustment (LBT); on the motor recruitment pattern in the erector spinae group via surface EMG.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Spinal Manipulation	Procedure: Logan Basic Technique and Surface EMG; Other: Surface EMG; Procedure: Logan Basic Technique Sham	Phase 1/Phase 2

Detailed Description

LBT is a low force adjusting technique that focuses on the foundation segment of the spine, the sacrum, with application of contact on the sacrotuberous ligament which relieves fatigued and strained muscles, particularly intrinsic muscles of the back. Surface electromyography (EMG) is a method of analyzing the activity level of superficial muscles. It is convenient and advantageous when studying muscle relaxation which occurs in biofeedback studies

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 45 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single (Participant)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: The Effect of Logan Basic Technique Apex Contact Adjustment on the Motor Recruitment Pattern in the Erector Spinae.
• Study Start Date: Jul 1, 2008
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Nov 1, 2008
• Actual Study Completion Date: Jul 1, 2009

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Experimental Participant will receive a brief exam, a Basic Technique apex contact adjustment and Surface EMG.	Procedure: Logan Basic Technique and Surface EMG; Participant will receive a brief Basic Technique and Surface EMG examination and Basic Technique treatment.; Other: Surface EMG; Surface EMG only, no intervention
Sham Comparator: Sham Participants will receive a sham Basic Technique adjustment (an adjacent contact not indicated by examination)and surface EMG.	Other: Surface EMG; Surface EMG only, no intervention; Procedure: Logan Basic Technique Sham; Participants will receive a sham Basic Technique treatment, not indicated by examination.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Surface EMG [15 minute sEMG: 5 mins before, 5 mins during and 5 mins after intervention]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 50 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Students in trimesters 1 - 3.

• Naive to the Logan Basic Technique adjusting protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students in trimesters 4 - 10.

• Pregnant females or females who can possibly be pregnant.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Logan University, College of Chiropractic	St. Louis	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: Brian Snyder, DC, Research Associate, Logan College of Chiropractic
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00728572
• Other Study ID Numbers: SR0331080126
• First Posted: Aug 6, 2008
• Last Update Posted: Sep 15, 2016
• Last Verified: Sep 1, 2016

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Sep 15, 2016