Logan Basic During Pregnancy on Labor and Childbirth

August 22, 2008 updated by: Logan College of Chiropractic

Does the Logan Basic Protocol for Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy Reduce Labor Time and Increase the Ease of Labor and Childbirth?

The purpose of this study is to determine if women who have chiropractic care, according to the Logan Basic Protocol for adjusting, during pregnancy have an easier, shorter labor and delivery as compared to women who haven't had chiropractic care during pregnancy.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study will be designed to test if the Logan Basic Technique system of adjusting pregnant women can reduce labor time and increase the ease of labor and delivery as compared to the labor times reported by Kilpatrick and Laros in the obstetric literature. It is proposed that women who have regular chiropractic care throughout pregnancy or at least for the third trimester will have an easier labor and delivery as well as a shorter labor time than is reported in the literature.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Missouri
      • Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, 63017
        • Recruiting
        • Logan University, College of Chiropractic

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 46 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 20-24 weeks pregnant
  • enrolled in a separate pre-natal care protocol with an outside provider
  • a Logan College Student or member of the family of a Logan Student ("family" as defined by CCE designation)

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental
Logan Basic chiropractic adjustments during pregnancy.
Procedure: Logan Basic
Logan Basic chiropractic adjustments during pregnancy.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Post delivery interview/questionnaire
Time Frame: 2 weeks post delivery
2 weeks post delivery

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Logan College of Chiropractic

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2009

Study Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 21, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 22, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

August 25, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 25, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 22, 2008

Last Verified

August 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SR0627080139

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