Table 7 Exclusion decisions rendered during case review for Trial 3
Exclusion criterion | Exclusion reasons for participants (n =25) who met a single exclusion criterion | Exclusion reasons for participants (n =11) who met multiple exclusion criteria | Number of participants meeting each exclusion criterion alone or combined with another |
|---|---|---|---|
Quebec Task Force for Spinal Disorders classification – modified* | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Unable to tolerate treatment or biomechanical test procedures at baseline visit | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Referral for neck pain or other health condition | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Alcohol or drug use | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Safety | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Compliance | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Clinical management of another health condition required during study participation | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Bone or joint pathology contraindicating study treatment | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Not naïve to manual cervical distraction procedure | 1 | 0 | 1 |