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NCT06208163: OBE
The Effects of Chiropractic in a Population With High Central Adiposity
NA trial testing Chiropractic in Abdominal Obesity in 18 participants. Completed in 4 September 2025.
4 September 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Life University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | na |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 18 |
| Start date | 4 November 2024 |
| Primary completion | 4 September 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 4 September 2025 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Chiropractic
Conditions studied
- Abdominal Obesity — all drugs for Abdominal Obesity →
Sponsor
Life University
Who can join
Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Abdominal Obesity. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Since 1980, the global prevalence of obesity, commonly defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, has doubled. Importantly, high levels of central adiposity (i.e., abdominal fat) is associated with numerous PNI-related sequelae, including increased levels of psychological distress, cognitive deficits, ANS dysfunction, and immune marker abnormalities. To our knowledge, rigorous investigation of chiropractic's impact on psychoneuroimmunological (PNI)-related outcomes in people with high central adiposity is lacking. Based on limited evidence to date, it is plausible that clinically important PNI-related dysfunctions (e.g., heightened stress levels, executive function impairments, dysautonomia, immune dysregulation) common in this population could be ameliorated via chiropractic care.
Publications & conference data
No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.
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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)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06208163 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Life University
- Last refreshed: 1 October 2025
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