Study of Osteopathic Manipulation in the Management of Angina (SOMMA)

University of New England

Status: Completed

Conditions: Angina Pectoris

Treatments: Procedure: Osteopathic manipulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00708279

F-07-04 SOMMA

F-07-04 AOA/OHF Fellowship (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of osteopathic manipulation in decreasing angina pectoris symptoms.

Enrollment: 1 patient

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 81 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Canadian Cardiovascular Society Class II, III for a minimum of 6 months
• documented coronary artery disease via previous myocardial infarction, abnormal stress test, or abnormal coronary angiogram of greater than or equal to 50% luminal obstruction of at least one epicardial vessel.

Exclusion criteria

• severe left ventricular dysfunction
• symptomatic heart failure
• symptomatic aortic stenosis or any valvular disease
• significant pulmonary disease
• unstable angina
• major surgery or angioplasty in the past three months
• acute myocardial infarction within past three months
• insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
• uncontrolled hypertension
• acute renal or hepatic failure
• currently being treated with osteopathic manipulation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1 participants in 1 patient group

A

Experimental group

Description:

After establishing a baseline for the first 4 weeks of trial involvement, thereby providing their own control group, all participants begin the intervention phase of osteopathic manipulation.

Treatment:

Procedure: Osteopathic manipulation