Chiropractic Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Acute Neck Pain
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Acute neck is very common in the general population and often causes disability over shorter
or longer time periods. Unfortunately, the efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulative
therapy (CSMT) and the efficacy of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) on acute
neck pain is unknown. This 4-armed randomized controlled trial (RCT) will likely provide
evidence for the efficacy of CSMT as well as NSAIDs. The applied methodology of the study
will aim towards the highest research standards possible for manual-therapy RCTs, thus
avoiding typical methodological shortcomings from previous manual-therapy studies. Our aim is
to establish evidence-based knowledge on the efficacy of CSMT and NSAIDs in the treatment of
acute neck pain.