Advancing Knowledge Through Research


Over the past year, the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research continued to advance milestones on current projects, develop new projects and strengthen strategic collaborations. In addition, PCCR continues to provide research experiences and training, publish in relevant scientific journals and communicate research.


RESEARCH PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS


Chiropractic Care for Veterans: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Addressing Dose Effects for cLBP (VERDICT)


VERDICT is a clinical trial taking place in four VA chiropractic clinics across the country. It will enroll 766 veterans with chronic low back pain to investigate how different numbers of chiropractic visits affect pain-related disability and interference. The sites started enrolling veterans in Spring 2021 and will continue for the next two years. A perk of this National Institutes of Health grant is the ability to fund D.C. post-doctoral scholars for mentored work on the trial. Thus far, four D.C.s have joined the team in this role.


Active Aging for Spine Health Study (AASH)


AASH is a clinical study taking place in Davenport, Iowa and Minneapolis, Minnesota and is funded by the NCMIC Foundation. It’s recruiting 10 doctors of chiropractic and 20 chiropractic patients age 50 years and over for interviews on the role of technology in spine health self-management and chiropractic care.


Inter-Institutional Network for Chiropractic Research (Network) The Network is a collaborative effort between PCCR, Yale University Center for Medical Informatics, and the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine (jointly based at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital).


This year’s highlights include:


• Implemented and completed the Thoracolumbar Fascia Mobility pilot study at the Palmer Research Clinic


• Integrative Migraine Pain Alleviation through Chiropractic Therapy: The IMPACT Study was completed at the Osher Center and produced five publications


• A three-year research fellowship at the Osher Center for a doctor of chiropractic was funded by NCMIC Foundation that begins July 2021


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