The Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) on Proprioception in Adults

NCT04374227 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB-2019-26
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Participants will be recruited from the Des Moines University community and randomized into treatment and control groups. The treatment group will undergo three treatments one week apart. The control group will have an osteopathic structural exam without treatment. During the first treatment weeks both groups will undergo balance testing on a force plate pre and post intervention. Additional balance testing will take place one week after last intervention. Six variables will be compared between groups used a linear mixed model analysis.

Conditions

Osteopathy in Diseases Classified Elsewhere

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Length of pathway of center of mass

  the center of mass of the participant is tracked on the force plate and the overall length it travels will be recorded

  60 seconds for two leg testing, 30 seconds for single leg testing, timing may de different if participant fell

• area covered by center of mass

  the center of mass of the participant is tracked on the force plate and its total area covered was measured

  60 seconds for two leg testing, 30 seconds for single leg testing, timing may de different if participant fell

• velocity of center of mass

  the center of mass of the participant is tracked on the force plate and the velocity at which that point moved was measured

  60 seconds for two leg testing, 30 seconds for single leg testing, timing may de different if participant fell

• medial-lateral sway

  the center of mass of the participant is tracked on the force plate and the amount of lateral movement the point had was measured

  60 seconds for two leg testing, 30 seconds for single leg testing, timing may de different if participant fell

• anterior-posterior sway

  the center of mass of the participant is tracked on the force plate and the amount of front-to-back movement the point had was measured

  60 seconds for two leg testing, 30 seconds for single leg testing, timing may de different if participant fell

• Time

  we measured the amount of time participants were able to stand upright without touching the ground or having one leg touch the other in the single-leg tests

  60 seconds for two leg testing, 30 seconds for single leg testing, timing may de different if participant fell

Study Arms (2)

Treatment Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The treatment group received three osteopathic manipulative treatments once a week for three weeks. The osteopathic manipulative treatment was a full body treatment based upon Dr. Zink's model of a common compensatory pattern.

Procedure: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

This group received an osteopathic structural exam once a week for three weeks without any treatment performed.

Interventions

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment PROCEDURE

Body regions that were treated included head, cervical, thoracic, ribs, lumbar, pelvis, sacrum, lower extremity, and upper extremity.

Treatment Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participants must be 18-40 years old
• Have the ability to give consent
• Be able to bare weight on both feet

You may not qualify if:

• had manipulation performed by a D.O., physical therapist, or chiropractor in the last two months,
• had surgery in the six months
• had broken or fractured a bone in the last six months
• have an abnormal neurological exam
• cerebellar dysfunction or ataxia
• has a condition that impairs balance (including orthostatic hypertension,otoneurologic conditions, or arrhythmias)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Des Moines University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Des Moines University

Des Moines, Iowa, 50311, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Manipulation, Osteopathic

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The person running the force plate and its analysis was blind to who was in the treatment group and who was not because the analysis and treatments were given in different rooms.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: The subjects were randomized into treatment or control groups. The treatment group for week 1 completed two measurements (before and after) and one treatment. Week 2 the treatment group received a treatment. Week 3 the treatment group received a treatment. Week 2 they completed one measurement. The control group completed two measurements and an assessment during week 1. They completed an assessment during weeks 2 and 3, and then completed a measurement during week 4.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 29, 2020
• First Posted: May 5, 2020
• Study Start: October 16, 2019
• Primary Completion: November 21, 2019
• Study Completion: November 21, 2019
• Last Updated: May 5, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)