NCT05116020 is a clinical trial of Usual chiropractic care in Musculoskeletal Pain, sponsored by Balgrist University Hospital.

Who is sponsoring NCT05116020?

NCT05116020 is sponsored by Balgrist University Hospital.

What drugs are being tested in NCT05116020?

Interventions in NCT05116020: Usual chiropractic care.

What condition does NCT05116020 study?

NCT05116020 studies Musculoskeletal Pain.

Is NCT05116020 still recruiting?

NCT05116020 is currently completed. Last updated 26 April 2023.

Last reviewed 2023-04-26 · How we verify

NCT05116020

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Swiss Chiropractic Cohort (Swiss ChiCo) Study: Patient Cohort

Completed Last updated 26 April 2023

What this trial tests

trial testing Usual chiropractic care in Musculoskeletal Pain in 568 participants. Completed in 31 March 2023.

Timeline

28 March 2022

Primary endpoint
21 December 2022

31 March 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Balgrist University Hospital
Status	Completed
Study type	OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment	568
Start date	28 March 2022
Primary completion	21 December 2022
Estimated completion	31 March 2023
Sites	1 location across Switzerland

Drugs / interventions tested

Usual chiropractic care

Conditions studied

Musculoskeletal Pain — all drugs for Musculoskeletal Pain →

Sponsor

Balgrist University Hospital

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Musculoskeletal Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The Swiss chiropractic patient cohort (Swiss ChiCo) study is a nationwide research project which aims to describe the characteristics of patients presenting to Swiss chiropractors, assess the clinical course of patients with musculoskeletal pain, and examine the feasibility for performing a larger subsequent cohort study.

Publications & conference data

4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

The Swiss chiropractic practice-based research network: a population-based cross-sectional study to inform future musculoskeletal research.
Lalji R, Hofstetter L, Kongsted A, von Wyl V, et al · · 2023 · cited 6× · PMID 37024506 · DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-32437-3
Swiss chiropractic practice-based research network and musculoskeletal pain cohort pilot study: protocol of a nationwide resource to advance musculoskeletal health services research.
Lalji R, Hofstetter L, Kongsted A, von Wyl V, et al · · 2022 · cited 5× · PMID 35831057 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059380
Swiss chiropractic cohort (Swiss ChiCo) pilot study: feasibility for a musculoskeletal cohort study conducted within a nationwide practice-based research network.
Lalji R, Hofstetter L, Kongsted A, von Wyl V, et al · · 2024 · cited 1× · PMID 38480624 · DOI 10.1007/s00586-024-08175-z
The Swiss chiropractic practice-based research network: a population-based cross-sectional study of chiropractic clinicians and primary care clinics to inform future musculoskeletal health care research
Lalji R, Hofstetter L, Kongsted A, von Wyl V, et al · · 2022 · cited 1× · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2041025/v1

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05116020 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Balgrist University Hospital
Last refreshed: 26 April 2023

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