Recruiting NCT07725198
Immediate Neuromuscular Responses of the Obliquus Capitis Inferior Following Upper Cervical Manual Therapy
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In plain language
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Thrust long-axis manipulation of C1-C2.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Head and Neck, Headache. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study used a prospective, randomized, repeated-measures experimental design to investigate the immediate effects of two upper cervical manual therapy interventions on craniovertebral angle (CVA), clinician-perceived atlas position, and musculoskeletal ultrasound-derived obliquus capitis inferior (OCI) muscle morphology
Interventions
- Other Thrust long-axis manipulation of C1-C2
One thrust manipulation is provided in the thrust group. a 5 second long axis hold traction of C1-C2 was repeated 3 times in the mobilization group
Primary outcome measures
- MSK Ultrasound [Time frame: before intervention, immediately after, and 24 hours after intervention]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Atlas position [Time frame: before intervention, immediately after, and 24 hours after intervention]
- Craniovertebral angle [Time frame: before intervention, immediately after, and 24 hours after intervention]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- read and understand English
- no previous history of cervical spine surgery or traumatic cervical injury
- no contraindications to cervical manual therapy
Exclusion criteria
- any absolute contraindications to cervical manipulation
- any other medical condition considered unsafe for manual therapy.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Florida Gulf Coast University Marieb Hall 101 — Fort Myers
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07725198 · 2025-11