Effectiveness of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Pediatric Asthma (OMT)

European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Asthma

Treatments: Other: OMT + Usual Care; Other: Usual Care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01853189

OAsPed-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Asthma is a highly prevalent chronic disease in children. Complementary and Alternative Medicine research on asthma showed a potential effect on pediatric patients.

Studies looking at the effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment seems to reveal positive results.

The aim of study is to further explore the role of OMT on asthma in a pediatric population.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children with asthma age between 5 and 14

Exclusion criteria

• associated co-morbities surgical patients

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

OMT + Usual Care

Other group

Treatment:

Other: OMT + Usual Care

Usual Care

Other group

Treatment:

Other: Usual Care