Squat Jump Performance and Chiropractic Ankle Manipulation

Part of paid clinical trials in Seneca Falls, New York.

Sponsor
Northeast College of Health Sciences
Study ID
NCT07641621
Status
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Conditions

  • Athletic Performance
  • Chiropractic Manipulation
  • Lower Limb
  • Neuromuscular Adaptations

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 35 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Manual Therapy Procedure: Chiropractic Ankle Manipulation — OTHER
    The lower extremity manipulation (LEM) procedure is a short lever, high velocity, low-amplitude distractive (caudal) thrust directed at the talocrural joint. The treating chiropractor will deliver the LEM to the right ankle then the left ankle. LEM is an adjustment for long axis distraction of the tibiotalar joint with the goal to improve dorsiflexion of the ankle joint.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if chiropractic ankle manipulation can improve squat jump performance. It will also learn about the relationship among chiropractic ankle manipulation, ankle range of motion, and squat jump performance. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does chiropractic ankle manipulation increase squat jump height? * Is there a relationship among chiropractic ankle manipulation, ankle range of motion, and squat jump performance? Researchers will compare squat jump performance between subjects who receive chiropractic ankle manipulations with control subjects to see if ankle chiropractic manipulation works to improve squat jump performance. Participants will: * Visit the research laboratory for one testing session to measure ankle range of motion and squat jump performance, before and after their randomly assigned intervention arm * Receive either a chiropractic ankle manipulations or rest quietly as the control condition during the testing session.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 30, 2026
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
May 31, 2027
Completion
May 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Chiropractic Ankle Manipulation
    LEM - Lower Extremity Manipulation: Subjects assigned to the LEM Intervention Group will receive a short lever, high velocity, low-amplitude distractive (caudal) thrust directed at the talocrural joint. The treating chiropractor will deliver the LEM to the right ankle then the left ankle. LEM is an adjustment for long axis distraction of the tibiotalar joint with the goal to improve dorsiflexion of the ankle joint.
  • No Intervention: Control
    Subjects assigned to the Control Group will rest quietly, supine (face up), on the chiropractic treatment table for five (5) minutes.

Primary Outcome Measure

Squat Jump Height [ Time Frame: Baseline on Day 1 to Immediately after Intervention on Day 1 ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Biomechanics Laboratory at Northeast College of Health SciencesSeneca FallsNew York13148
Jeanmarie R Burke, PhD
[email protected]

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