Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Pitch Performance in Baseball Players: A Study on Shoulder and Hip Interventions (PITCH)

William Carey University

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Pitch; Throwing Performance; Baseball Pitcher

Treatments: Procedure: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07216300

IRB #2025-067

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate the impact of manual medicine on key aspects of the kinetic chain on measures of performance in baseball players.

Full description

An OMT protocol which targets the hips, diaphragm, and throwing shoulder will be investigated for improvement to pitch metrics of the fastball in the experimental group compared with the control group. OMT protocol is expected to increase the active ranges of motion of the throwing shoulder and the bilateral hips of those in the experimental group compared to the control group. Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Shoulder and Elbow Score (KJOC-SES) will also improve in the experimental group compared to control.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 102 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Presently on the William Carey University baseball team
• Permission granted by the coach for participation
• Sports physical completed clearing the subject for participation in sports for the academic year

Exclusion criteria

• injuries which prevent the subject from participation in practice and in games

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Control grop

No Intervention group

Description:

no intervention, solely measurement of pitch metrics and arm ranges of motion

experimental

Experimental group

Description:

OMT intervention, and measurement of pitch metrics and arm ranges of motion

Treatment:

Procedure: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment