The Effect of Osteopathic Manual Therapy on Vascular Supply

Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: Osteopathic evaluation with treatment; Other: Osteopathic evaluation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01020591

CDHA-RS/2010-227

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of osteopathic manual therapy can influence the vascular supply to the knee, knee range of motion, balance and knee pain, in a group of subjects with knee osteoarthritis. It is also the objective of this study to determine if there is a difference between the osteopathic evaluation and the combination of an osteopathic evaluation and treatment.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Radiographic-confirmed knee osteoarthritis

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects who are unable to ambulate independently (without an aid) and safely the distance of a city block
• Subjects who have an uncontrolled medical condition (e.g. heart (angina) or respiratory condition (asthma))
• Subjects who have a neurological condition (e.g. Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis)
• Subjects who have both knees affected by osteoarthritis and have had previous surgery to both knees
• Subjects who have knee OA in only one knee and that knee has had previous knee surgery
• Subjects who have previous vascular surgery to either leg

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Osteopathic evaluation

Active Comparator group

Description:

osteopathic evaluation of motion and tissue mobility

Treatment:

Other: Osteopathic evaluation

Osteopathic evaluation with treatment

Experimental group

Description:

osteopathic evaluation of motion and tissue mobility followed by osteopathic manual therapy release of the tight or restricted tissues

Treatment:

Other: Osteopathic evaluation with treatment