Thoracic Spine Manipulation for Patients With Thoracic Spine Pain

University of Jyväskylä

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain

Treatments: Other: Manipulation vs. TNS thoracic pain

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01884818

Thoracic

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study includes two phases. In phase one the reliability of thoracic spine mobility measurements are studied in subjects with thoracic spine pain. In phase two the reliable measurements are used to measure the effects of thoracic spine manipulation in subjects with thoracic spine pain. The changes in pain is measured as well.

In second phase the control group receives TNS treatment six times at home as a placebo so that the power of TNS is limited to very low level. The number of treatments are controlled as well as the time of treatment. The treatment group receives six manipulation treatments within 3 week period. The effects are measured immediately after the treatment weeks, and 3 and 8 week follow-up. Moreover the one year follow-up will be performed by mail questionnaire.

Full description

Outcome measures are intensity of pain (VAS, Roland-Morris questionnaire) thoracic mobility (measured with computer, tape measurements, inclinometer and manually).

Enrollment: 78 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Thoracic spine pain,
• 18-55 years old

Exclusion criteria

• Inflammatory spine disease,
• previous surgery on thoracic spine area,
• osteoporosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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78 participants in 2 patient groups

Manipulation

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects will receive 6 manipulation treatments within 3 weeks period. The manipulated segments are determined individually in baseline assessment.

Treatment:

Other: Manipulation vs. TNS thoracic pain

TNS for thoracic spine

Sham Comparator group

Description:

6 TNS treatments at home for 20min in limited power of devices in three weeks period.

Treatment:

Other: Manipulation vs. TNS thoracic pain