Immediate Neuromuscular Responses of the Obliquus Capitis Inferior Following Upper Cervical Manual Therapy

This study used a prospective, randomized, repeated-measures experimental design to investigate the immediate effects of two upper cervical manual therapy interventions on craniovertebral angle (CVA), clinician-perceived atlas position, and musculoskeletal ultrasound-derived obliquus capitis inferior (OCI) muscle morphology

NCT Number	NCT07725198
Lead Sponsor	Florida Gulf Coast University
Conditions	Head and Neck, Headache
Enrollment	80 participants
Start Date	2025-05-01
Primary Completion	2027-01-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-06-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-07-24