NCT07436975Completed
Thoracic Spinal Manipulation in Stroke
Effects of Thoracic Spinal Manipulation on Balance, Fall Risk, and Thoracic Mobility in Patients With Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Crossover Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of thoracic spinal manipulation on balance, fall risk, and thoracic mobility of the patients with chronic stroke.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (actual)
- First submitted
- 22 Feb 2026
- Start date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Primary completion date
- 22 May 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Bitlis Eren University
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT07436975
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 60
- From 16 Mar 2026 to the primary completion date, 22 May 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- History of spinal manipulation treatment within the previous 2 months,
Other illness
- History of whiplash injury,
- History of cervical or thoracic fracture or dislocation,
- History of cervical or thoracic spine surgery,
- Presence of any orthopedic or neurological disorder other than stroke, or an unstable cardiac condition,
- Presence of a vestibular disorder,
- Posterior circulation stroke involving the basilar artery or cerebellum,
- History of lower extremity surgery
Other
- Diagnosis of fibromyalgia,
- Diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy,
- Presence of serious spinal pathology,
- The presence of lower extremity ulceration or amputation,
- Alcohol consumption in the last 24 hours,
- Having experienced an acute lower extremity injury in the last six weeks,
Who the study is looking for
- Having chronic stroke,
- A Mini-Mental State Examination score of 24 or higher,
- Ability to stand independently for 20 seconds or more,
- Ability to walk independently for 10 meters, using assistive devices or orthoses if necessary,
- Being between 40 and 75 years of age,
- Having a Brunnstrom stage of 4 or above
Age in the registry: 40 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolu İzzet Baysal Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bolu | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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