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Conditions
Chronic Low Back Pain
Interventions
Spinal Manipulation, Detuned Ultrasound
Procedure
Lead sponsor
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal
Eligibility
65 Years and older
Enrollment
136 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2008 – 2011
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Buffalo, New York • Canandaigua, New York
Conditions
Recurrent Low Back Pain
Interventions
Spinal Manipulation
Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Western States
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Portland, Oregon
Conditions
Headache Disorders
Interventions
massage, Spinal manipulation
Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Western States
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2004 – 2007
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Portland, Oregon
Conditions
Low Back Pain
Interventions
Spinal treatment, Massage
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
8 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Davenport, Iowa
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Chiropractic Manipulation and Medical Care for Low Back Pain

NCT01211613
Conditions
Low Back Pain
Interventions
Manual Manipulation, Mechanically-assisted manipulation, Standard Medical Care
Procedure · Device · Other
Lead sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
107 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2010 – 2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Completed Phase 1 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Using MRI Scans to Evaluate Spinal Manipulation

NCT00070902
Conditions
Lower Back Pain
Interventions
Lumbar side-posture spinal adjusting
Procedure
Lead sponsor
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
NIH
Eligibility
21 Years to 29 Years
Enrollment
64 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2000 – 2002
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Lombard, Illinois
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Veterans Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy

NCT04087291
Conditions
Low Back Pain, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Veterans Health
Interventions
Chiropractic Care
Other
Lead sponsor
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
766 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2025
U.S. locations
4
States / cities
Los Angeles, California • West Haven, Connecticut • Iowa City, Iowa + 1 more
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Extremity Manipulation Impact on Postural Sway Characteristics

NCT03414749
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Lower Extremity First (LEF), Upper Extremity First (UEF)
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Parker University
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 40 Years
Enrollment
25 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
Conditions
Musculoskeletal Equilibrium
Interventions
Chiropractic manipulation
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Cleveland Chiropractic College
Other
Eligibility
65 Years and older
Enrollment
11 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2006 – 2007
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Kansas City, Missouri
Conditions
Cancer, Fatigue
Interventions
Chiropractic care
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Life University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia
Suspended Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Upper Cervical and Thoracic Chiropractic Adjustment

NCT05465395
Conditions
Stress
Interventions
Upper Cervical Adjustemnt, Thoracic Adjustemnt
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Life University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2021 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Assessment of Chiropractic Treatment: Strength and Balance

NCT02670148
Conditions
Low Back Pain
Interventions
Chiropractic manipulative therapy
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Ian Coulter
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 40 Years
Enrollment
110 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2016 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pensacola, Florida
Conditions
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
Interventions
Spinal Manipulation, Sham Spinal Manipulation
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 55 Years
Enrollment
26 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Chiropractic Distraction Spinal Manipulation- Lumbar Stenosis Study

NCT03863769
Conditions
Spinal Stenosis Lumbar
Interventions
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Other
Lead sponsor
Parker University
Other
Eligibility
48 Years and older
Enrollment
14 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
Conditions
Low Back Pain, Headache, Shoulder Pain
Interventions
spinal manipulation & patient education/nutrition
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Parker College of Chiropractic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 90 Years
Enrollment
155 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2005
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
Conditions
Post-Concussion Syndrome
Interventions
Chiropractic adjustment
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Life University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
3 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Marietta, Georgia
Conditions
Low Back Pain
Interventions
foot orthotics, Sham foot orthotic
Device
Lead sponsor
Logan College of Chiropractic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
41 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2011 – 2012
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chesterfield, Missouri
Conditions
Low Back Pain
Interventions
Spinal Manipulation, Light Massage, Pulsed Ultrasound
Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Western States
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
400 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2007 – 2011
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Portland, Oregon
Conditions
Colon Cancer Stage III, Colon Cancer Stage IV
Interventions
HVLA cervical chiropractic adjustments
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Life University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia
Conditions
Low Back Pain, Nutrition Poor
Interventions
Combination: Nutrition AND Chiropractic Adjustment, Chiropractic Adjustment: Spinal Manipulation Therapy
Dietary Supplement · Other
Lead sponsor
Parker University
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
9 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Plano, Texas
Completed Phase 1Phase 2 Interventional

Cervicogenic Headache Dose-Response

NCT01530321
Conditions
Cervicogenic Headache
Interventions
Spinal Manipulation, Light Massage
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Western States
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
256 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2012 – 2016
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Bloomington, Minnesota • Portland, Oregon
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Effect of Manipulation of the Ankle Joint on Gait

NCT01787721
Conditions
Gait
Interventions
Ankle manipulation, Sham manipulation
Procedure · Other
Lead sponsor
University of Bridgeport
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
2 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2013 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Conditions
Back Pain
Interventions
Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Cleveland Chiropractic College
Other
Eligibility
21 Years and older
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2004 – 2007
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Kansas City, Missouri
Conditions
Neck Pain
Interventions
Chiropractic + Supervised Rehabilitative Exercise, Supervised Rehabilitative Exercise, Self-care education
Procedure · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
270 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2001 – 2005
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bloomington, Minnesota