Effect of Cranial Osteopathy on Visual Function

Nova Southeastern University (NSU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Visual Function

Treatments: Procedure: Cranial osteopathic manipulation; Procedure: Sham/Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00510562

HPD-COM 06200101

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is the purpose of this study to attempt to determine if there is an immediate, measurable change in visual function as a direct result following a session of cranial osteopathic manipulation.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Free of active ocular or systemic disease
• Refractive error between six diopters of myopia and five diopters of hyperopia with regular astigmatism of any amount
• Normal best-corrected visual acuity at 20/40 or better
• Normal amplitude of accommodation
• Willing to undergo cranial osteopathic manipulation

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• History of previous closed head trauma or brain injury
• Students from the Nova Southeastern University Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and Optometry
• Prior cranial manipulative treatment/craniosacral therapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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29 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Assessment for cranial strain patterns, followed by indirect osteopathic treatment of dysfunctions found on assessment, followed by reassessment.

Treatment:

Procedure: Cranial osteopathic manipulation

2

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Assessment for cranial strain patterns, followed by laying on of hands, followed by reassessment.

Treatment:

Procedure: Sham/Placebo