Effects of Chiropractic Adjustments on Brain Function Using Quantitative Encephalography

Life University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Brain Function

Treatments: Other: Sham adjustment; Other: Chiropractic adjustment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01953614

I-0010

Details and patient eligibility

About

Despite the abundance of theories concerning the effects of chiropractic adjustments on brain function, this remains an understudies area for the profession.

Quantitative Electroencephalography (qEEG)is a technique that allows for an in-depth analysis of brain function. A normative database will be used to compare before, during and after effects of chiropractic adjustments on brain function. This will include usage of Low Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (LORETA).

This study seeks to objectively document effects of chiropractic adjustments on brain function.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must be able to receive chiropractic adjustments

Exclusion criteria

• No benzodiazepine class drugs in study participants
• No use of medicines such as Sudafed (pseudoephedrine) or Nyquil (Doxylamine succinate)
• At least 30 days since last chiropractic adjustment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

Placebo group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Ten people. Participants will receive what appears to be a chiropractic adjustment but which actually is not. This is the sham adjustment. Participants will also fill out Achenbach questionnaire. There will be a follow up in 7 days.

Treatment:

Other: Sham adjustment

Chiropractic adjustment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Ten people. Group will be getting chiropractic adjustments. Participants will be filling out Achenbach questionnaire. There will be a follow up in 7 days.

Treatment:

Other: Chiropractic adjustment

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Ten people. This group will simply have their EEG recorded at baseline and after 7 days. There will be an Achenbach questionnaire like the two other groups.