Manual Therapy Force Perception Scale

July 17, 2025 updated by: Isabelle Pagé, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Development and Pre-testing of a Manual Therapy Force Perception Scale

The objective of this observational study is to pilot a scale designed to assist clinicians in evaluating the force they perceive during manual therapy.

The main question it aims to answer is:

- Are clinicians able to evaluate the force they use when delivering manual therapies to their patients using a scale?

For the pilot test, licensed chiropractors administer manual therapies on a manikin.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The aim of this observational study is to pilot test an ordinal scale (the Manual Therapy Force Perception [MTFP] scale) intended to enable clinicians to assign ordinal rankings to their patients based on their perception of the force they applied during manual therapy . This involved evaluating the agreement between the force applied by clinicians during spinal manipulations and mobilizations delivered on a manikin and their subjective perception of force, as determined using the MTFP scale. Additionally, the pilot study aimed to seek feedback on the MTFP scale from clinicians who are its potential users.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

10

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

  • Canada
    • Quebec
      • Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, G8Z 4M3
        • Universite du Quebec à Trois-Rivieres

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Licensed chiropractors

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Licensed chiropractors with a private practice within the province of Quebec, Canada.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having a condition that prevents the execution of approximately 50 manual therapies over a 1-hour period.

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Participants
Chiropractors will administer manual therapies on a manikin utilizing three distinct levels of force (typical force, low force, high force), determined by the trial label on the scale. A sensor will gauge the magnitude of force applied.
Other: Manual therapy
A manual force will be applied to a manikin positioned on a chiropractic treatment table. The force exerted during the manual therapy must align with the trial label indicated on the Manual Therapy Force Perception [MTFP] scale.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Peak force measured by a force sensor during the manual therapy
Time Frame: During the manual therapy
The therapy will be delivered on a force sensor (Loadpad(R)) which will measured the force applied. The peak force reached during the therapy will be extracted.
During the manual therapy

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Isabelle Pagé, DC, PhD, Universite du Quebec à Trois-Rivieres

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 (Actual)

February 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 21, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 24, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

May 28, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 22, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2025

Last Verified

July 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UQTR_IP_EchelleTM_2024

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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