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Influence of Spinal Manipulative Therapy Upon Stroop Task Performance

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Logan College of Chiropractic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00335426
First received: June 7, 2006
Last updated: August 28, 2009
Last verified: August 2009
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine if spinal manipulative therapy can affect cognitive processing as determined by performance on a Stroop task. It is specifically hypothesized that number of errors and response times will decrease as a result of spinal manipulative therapy.


Condition Intervention
Motor Response Time
 Procedure: Spinal manipulative therapy

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment

Further study details as provided by Logan College of Chiropractic:

Study Start Date: June 2006
Study Completion Date: December 2006
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 35 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Normal healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

No spinal manipulation one week proceeding trial No stimulants or depressants

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00335426

Locations
United States, Missouri
Logan College of Chiropractic
Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, 63017
Sponsors and Collaborators
Logan College of Chiropractic
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Kristan J Giggey, DC Logan College of Chiropractic
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00335426     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: RD0601060018
Study First Received: June 7, 2006
Last Updated: August 28, 2009
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 16, 2012