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Effects of Chiropractic Adjustments on Brain Function Using Quantitative Encephalography

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Status

Completed

Conditions

Brain Function

Treatments

Other: Sham adjustment
Other: Chiropractic adjustment

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

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

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.

Trial contacts and locations

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