Comparison of a Multiple Thrust Instrument to a Single Thrust Instrument in Treating the Low Back (AECC)

Anglo-European College of Chiropractic

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Device: Activator IV single impulse instrument; Device: Multiple thrust Impulse adjusting instrument

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01180686

AECC 30610

AECC30610 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purposes of this study are to determine if there is a difference between two treatment methods of spine joints that are not moving as they should as determined by tenderness over the spine and activity of the muscles along side the spine with movement.

The hypothesis is that there will be no difference between the two types of treatment.

Full description

Two specialised instruments used for treating manipulable lesions of the spine will be compared using muscle relaxation response of the erector spinae muscles and correction of the spinal manipulable lesion.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Between 18-64 years of age
• Fluent in English
• With non-specific low back pain
• No lumbar manipulation within the prior 24 hours
• Not involved in strenuous back exercise on the day preceding the study
• Have not taken pain medication for two days prior to the study

Exclusion criteria

• Absolute contraindications to manipulation
• Specific causes for the low back pain
• Involved in or pending litigation for low back pain
• Lumbar related leg pain

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Multiple thrust Impulse instrument

Active Comparator group

Description:

This instrument automatically delivers 12 thrusts at the same intensity over the joint involved.

Treatment:

Device: Multiple thrust Impulse adjusting instrument

Single impulse Activator IV instrument

Active Comparator group

Description:

This is a manual spring loaded device that delivers one thrust to the joint involved

Treatment:

Device: Activator IV single impulse instrument