CompletedNot Applicable

Spinal Pain and Autonomic Responses to Chiropractic Care

Sweden131 participantsStarted 2019-01-04

Plain-language summary

This randomized, single-blinded study will investigate the effects of Spinal Manipulative Therapy on Heart Rate Variability and Pain Sensitivity in a population of patients with recurrent and persistent neck pain. Alongside, the study will also develop a clinical test for Conditioned Pain Modulation and investigate its predictive properties.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * minimum 18 years, * able to read and understand Swedish, * persistent or recurrent Neck Pain (duration of current episode more than 6 months and at least one previous episode of NP), * no chiropractic treatment during the previous 3 months. Exclusion Criteria: * conditions or medications that will affect the Heart Rate Variability measurements (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, pregnancy, obesity, currently using pain-reducing medication, steroids or antidepressants), * all contraindications to manual treatment, (anything that could seriously aggravate the pain (such as inflammatory conditions) or signal cerebrovascular injuries (previous drop attacks or a recent episode of new headache or dizziness).

What they're measuring

Change in Heart Rate Variability

Timeframe: 2 weeks, the change is reported between baseline-2 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03576846

SponsorKarolinska Institutet

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-05-02

Results submitted2022-04-05

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