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The goal of this study is to determine if manual therapy can improve thoracic spinal posture and pulse oximetery in individuals who use e-cigarettes.
The main questions the study aims to answer are:
All participants will be recruited from flyers posted throughout the NYIT Long Island campus. The participants will be screened for inclusion using set criteria by the PI.
In this crossover design study, participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention experimental group or sham control group. The intervention group will received a thoracic extension mobilization to the mid-thoracic spine for a duration of 60 seconds and this will be repeated for a total of three times. The sham group will received a light, non-therapeutic touch to both scapulae which will be applied for three minutes. Both interventions will be performed in a seated position. Measurements of thoracic kyphosis and oxygen saturation will be taken before and after each procedure using inclinometers and a pulse oximeter, respectively.
After a washout period of one week, the participants will be return and receive the other form of intervention that they did no receive in in the first week. All procedures and outcomes will be performed as noted above.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Thoracic Mobilization | Experimental | The intervention group will receive a posterior to anterior directed thoracic mobilization to the mid-thoracic spine to facilitate extension. This will be imparted for a duration of 60 seconds, and this will be repeated for a total of three times. Interventions will be performed in a seated position. |
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| Light Touch Contact | Sham Comparator | The sham treatment will be applied to each subject. The sham treatment of light, non-therapeutic touch will be applied to both scapulae for three minutes. Interventions will be performed in a seated position. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Thoracic Mobilization | Other | The intervention group will receive a posterior to anterior directed thoracic mobilization to the mid-thoracic spine to facilitate extension. This will be imparted for a duration of 60 seconds, and this will be repeated for a total of three times. Interventions will be performed in a seated position. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Angle of Thoracic Kyphosis | Measurement of the thoracic kyphosis will be made both pre and post treatment using excepted normative values (Cobb angle) | Immediately before and after each intervention |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Oxygen Saturation | Percentage of oxygen found in the peripheral circulation using a pulse oximeter | immediately before and after intervention |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Current e-cigarette user Accentuated thoracic kyphosis (Cobb angle >20 degrees) Age range: at least 18 years old Good overall health
Exclusion Criteria:
History of respiratory disease Recent vertebral fractures Recent spinal surgery Vertebral instability Congenital or acquired thoracic cage deformities Prolonged steroid use Osteoporosis/osteoporosis Inability to provide informed consent
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Teresa M Ingenito, DPT | Contact | 516-635-3974 | tingenit@nyit.edu | |
| Mark J Gugliotti, DPT | Contact | 631-512-5559 | mgugliot@nyit.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Teresa M Ingenito, DPT | New York Institute of Technology | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| NYIT | Old Westbury | New York | 11568 | United States |
There is no plan to share IPD for this study.
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Experimental group will serve as their own control after a one-week washout period.
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Outcome assessors will not have knowledge of each participant's intervention.
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| Light Touch Contact | Other | The sham treatment will be applied to each subject. The sham treatment of light, non-therapeutic touch will be applied to both scapulae for three minutes. Interventions will be performed in a seated position. |
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