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The Accuracy of Manual Muscle Testing

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Dr. Anne M. Jensen, Parker Research Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01066312
First received: February 9, 2010
Last updated: January 19, 2013
Last verified: January 2013
History of Changes
  Purpose

Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) practiced by over a million practitioners worldwide. However, it's accuracy under varying levels of blindness has not yet been considered. This study will test this accuracy.

Study Hypothesis: MMT can accurately distinguish congruent from incongruent statements. Also, the accuracy of MMT is positively correlated with practitioner experience.


Condition
Muscle Testing

Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Investigating the Accuracy of Manual Muscle Testing for Distinguishing Congruent From Incongruent Statements Under Varying Levels of Blinding

Further study details as provided by Parker Research Institute:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Percent correct [ Time Frame: 1 hour ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Practitioner Experience [ Time Frame: 1 hour ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 160
Study Start Date: March 2010
Estimated Study Completion Date: June 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts
Practitioners
Healthcare practitioners who either use, have used or do not use MMT in practice
Testees
Healthy adults with no experience with MMT

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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
  1. Practitioenrs - Healthcare providers - healthy adults
  2. Testees - Healthy adults with no prior experience with MMT
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Practitioners

    • health care provider
    • aged between 18 and 65 years old
    • healthy
    • fluent in English

  2. Testees

    • aged between 18 and 65 years old
    • healthy
    • fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Practitioners

    • a current physical disability or injury of either upper extremity
    • Blind, deaf or mute

  2. Testees

    • a current physical disability or injury of either upper extremity
    • Prior experience with MMT
    • Blind, deaf or mute
    • are known to the Practitioner

NOTE: For this study, no compensation is possible.

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01066312

Locations
United States, Texas
Parker Research Institute
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75229
Sponsors and Collaborators
Parker Research Institute
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Anne M Jensen, DC, MS, MSc Parker Research Institute
  More Information

Publications:

Responsible Party: Dr. Anne M. Jensen, DPhil Candidate, Parker Research Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01066312     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: MMT Study
Study First Received: February 9, 2010
Last Updated: January 19, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Parker Research Institute:
Muscle testing
Kinesiology
Muscles
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Practitioner Experience
 This study is actually not a randomised controlled trial,
but an assessment of diagnostic test accuracy. We will be
looking at the accuracy of MMT to distinguish congruent from
incongruent statements under varying levels of blinding.

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013