- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT06413719
Assessing the Effects of Chiropractic Care in Children With Parent-reported Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
Assessing the Effects of Chiropractic Care in Children With Parent-reported Sensory Processing Disorder: a Feasibility Study
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
The total estimated time requirement for this study is ~60 minutes.
Up to 20 children (ages 5-12) will be recruited in a maximum 3-month enrollment period. The total estimated time requirement for the parent and child is ~1 hour excluding the normal and customary chiropractic care. Per the clinic's normal and customary procedures, a welcome email is sent to each parent who schedules their child for a chiropractic exam at Premier Wellness Care (PWC) chiropractic (Crystal Lake, IL). An addendum will be added to this email briefly introducing the study along with a HIPAA compliant Jotform link to an online screening survey which incorporates the 38-item short sensory profile v1 (SSP-1). Those who complete the online screen and meet the eligibility criteria described below will be notified when they arrive at PWC for their initial exam & offered the opportunity to participate in the study.
Informed consent (IC) and assent (IA) will be collected in a private room within PWC. A PWC staff member (TM) will sit down with each parent & child to review the IC & IA forms and answer any queries. To be enrolled, the parent must sign the IC and the child must acknowledge their willingness to participate verbally (e.g., "yes I would like to do the study") and/or physically (e.g., nod their head & give a 'thumbs up'). It will be made clear to all parents & children that they may decline participation without penalty and declining participation will in no way impact the child's access to normal and customary chiropractic care.
Children will be asked to stand up straight on a scale so we can measure their heights and weights. They will then be asked to sit in a comfortable chair, shown a visual analog scale (VAS), and asked to rate their pain level on a scale from 0 ("no pain") to 10 ("worst pain possible").
To track autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity, children will be asked to place their hand on the class II FDA registered neuroPULSE scanner (CLA Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada) and put their index, middle, & ring fingers onto the sensors. To track sweat gland (i.e., electrodermal, EDA) activity, a safe and unrecognizable low-voltage, high-amplitude current is passed between sensors located at the palmar-surfaces of the index and ring fingers. The pulse rate is measured via photoplethysmography (PPG) whereby blood flow-dependent changes in the quantity of emitted light passing though the fingertip are tracked via a sensor located on the palmar-surface of the middle finger. All signals will be transmitted to an iPad for viewing by the assessor via a secure Wi-Fi connection.
With their hand in the neuroPULSE, children will undergo a sensory challenge protocol (SCP). For the SCP, the kids will be fitted with noise cancelling headphones and be shown a series of pictures. Prior to initiating the SCP, the assessor will instruct the child how to perform the test. The headphones will then be paired via Bluetooth to an iPhone/iPad device & switched on. Upon presentation of the "sitting" picture, the child will be asked to sit still and quietly for ~2 minutes. Upon presentation of the "standing" picture, they will be asked to quickly stand and remain still and quiet for ~2 minutes. Upon re-presentation of the "sitting" picture, the child will be asked to quickly return to a seated position & remain still and quiet for ~2 minutes. Finally, upon presentation of the "noise" picture, the child will be asked to sit still and quietly while an auditory stimulus (1000 Hz, sine wave, 50% system volume, ~75 dB) generated via a free tone generator app (f Generator, v7.4.1) is presented to both ears through the headphones for ~2 minutes. The sound is like what you would hear on your mobile device during an "AMBER Alert". This prolonged auditory stimulus is well below acceptable noise exposure limits and is in line with a protocol used in prior studies to test pediatric SPD populations. To help keep the children occupied during the SCP, a researcher will place an iPad directly in front of the subject & play a relaxing video (e.g., fish swimming in the ocean). When the SCP is finished, the video will be stopped, the headphones will be removed, and the child will be asked to remove his/her hand from the neuroPULSE scanner. During the child's assessment, parents will then be given an iPad & asked to complete the 38-item SSP-1.
All assessments will be repeated following 12 sessions of PWC's normal and customary chiropractic care.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Dusty Baker, BS
- Phone Number: 7704262639
- Email: research.studies@life.edu
Study Locations
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Illinois
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Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States, 60012
- Premier Wellness Care (PWC) Chiropractic
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Contact:
- Traci Miller
- Phone Number: 815-455-8213
- Email: traci@pwcchiropractic.com
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 5-12 years of age
- SSP-1 total score no greater than 154
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to perform assessments due to vision, hearing, or movement impairment (e.g., blind, deaf, confined to wheelchair)
- Unable to perform the assessments due to a preexisting condition whereby quick postural changes are contraindicated (e.g., postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), postural hypotension)
- Pacemaker or known heart condition that influences the electrical or mechanical function of the heart
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
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No Intervention
Children with probable or definite sensory processing challenges per the SSP-1
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Recruitment rate
Time Frame: 3 months (recruitment period)
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Average number of subjects enrolled per month
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3 months (recruitment period)
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Tolerability
Time Frame: 4 months (data collection period)
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% of participants unable/unwilling to complete a given assessment
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4 months (data collection period)
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Adherence
Time Frame: 4 months (data collection period)
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% of participants attending <80% of their chiropractic sessions within the recommended time frame
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4 months (data collection period)
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Retention
Time Frame: 4 months (data collection period)
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% of participants completing the trial
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4 months (data collection period)
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Efficiency
Time Frame: 4 months (data collection period)
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Average time to completion of each assessment section
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4 months (data collection period)
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Data quality
Time Frame: 6 months (study period)
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% of acquisitions unsuitable for analysis for a given assessment
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6 months (study period)
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Tyson Perez, PhD, Life University
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Estimated)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- I-0030
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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