Biomarkers of the Response to Osteopathic Manipulation

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Other: Osteopathic Manipulation; Other: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00958646

KB081209

09-12-580

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to identify non-invasive biomarkers of the physiologic response to Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT).

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy adults between the ages of 21 and 60

Exclusion criteria

• Eating or drinking anything but water or chewing gum within an hour of the appointment
• Rib fracture
• History of unstable cardiac arrhythmia or symptoms related to the chest cavity (difficulty breathing, chest pain)
• Symptoms suggestive of bowel obstruction (abdominal bloating with pain, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea)
• Pregnancy
• History of Sjogren's Syndrome

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Osteopathic Manipulation

Experimental group

Description:

Standardized OMT procedure

Treatment:

Other: Osteopathic Manipulation

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Light touch placebo procedure

Treatment:

Other: Placebo