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Status unknownNCT01869140Updated Oct 8, 2013

the Hypoalgesic Effect of Spinal Manual Therapy

An interventional study of spinal manual therapy in Back Pain, sponsored by Institut Franco Europeen de Chiropratique. Status unknown at 1 site in Australia. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-10-08.

Sponsored by Institut Franco Europeen de Chiropratique · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Oct 2013), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
90
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To study the immediate effect of spinal manual therapy on pain perception in normal subjects

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Is this effect only local or is it also noticed away from the stimulated area? How long does it last? Is there a dose/response phenomenon?

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Conditions studied

  • Back Pain

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In context

Back Pain

2,373 studies on the registry are indexed under Back Pain; 284 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 90 is above the median of 60 across 1,941 interventional studies indexed under Back Pain.

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Lead sponsor

Institut Franco Europeen de Chiropratique is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

Healthy Students who volunteer from Murdoch University

Exclusion criteria

-

Exclusion Criteria:

  • contraindication to spinal manual therapy
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
90 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Sham comparator
    sham spinal manual therapy

    activator set to zero

    Device: spinal manual therapy

  • Experimental
    percussive spinal manual therapy

    activator set to the maximum force

    Device: spinal manual therapy

  • Experimental
    Firm thoracic spinal manual therapy

    Firm thoracic manipulation

    Device: spinal manual therapy

Interventions

  • Devicespinal manual therapy

    spinal manipulation either manual or instrumental (activator)

    Also known as: activator

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. the Pressure pain threshold in KPa/Cm2 will be measure with an Algometer (SOMEDIC)

    Time frame: the pressure pain threshold will be measure immediately after intervention and every 15 minutes during 1 hour

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Study locations

1 site
  • Murdoch University
    Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    • Bruce Walker, PhD MPH · Contact · B.walker@murdoch.edu.au · 0033677500657
    • Bruce Walker, PhD, MPH · Principal investigator
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 8, 2013, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01869140
Lead sponsor
Institut Franco Europeen de Chiropratique
Responsible party
Audo (PhD stud, Institut Franco Europeen de Chiropratique) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 5, 2013
Start date
Nov 2013
Primary completion
May 2014 (estimated)
Completion
May 2014 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 8, 2013

Study contacts

yannick audo, PhD student
principal investigator · Institut Franco Europeen de Chiropratique

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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