Neck pain study: does a Chiropractic-Like treatment work?
NCT ID NCT04455048
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at whether spinal manipulation (a hands-on treatment) can reduce pain in people with acute neck pain. 84 adults with neck pain lasting more than 2 weeks received the treatment. Researchers measured pain pressure and intensity to see if it helped.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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84 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis Nonspecific neck pain (NSNP) * Symptoms should last longer than 12 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * Any known cause such as radiculopathy or neurological diseases, * History of neck surgery, * History of vertebral fracture, * Osteoporosis, * Tumor or a mass in the vertebral column, * Any spinal thrust manipulation contraindication, * Medication usage such as antiinflammatory or analgesic which might effect outcome assessments, * History of spinal manipulation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abant Izzet Baysal University
Bolu, Merkez, 14100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Health Sciences Faculty Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University
Bolu, Merkez, 14100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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