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

NCT07216300 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: IRB #2025-067
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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

Conditions

Pitch; Baseball Pitcher; Throwing Performance

Keywords

osteopathic; pitcher; pitch performance; baseball; college sports

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Pitch Metrics: Speed

  Velocity in miles per hour, Effective Velocity in miles per hour

  5 weeks

• Shoulder and Hip Ranges of Motion

  GH Internal Rotation in degrees, GH External Rotation in degrees, GH Flexion in degrees, GH Extension in degrees, GH abduction in degrees, Hip flexion in degrees, Hip Extension in degrees, Hip Internal Rotation in degrees

  5 weeks

• Pitch Metrics: Spin

  Ball spin in revolutions per minute

  5 weeks

• Pitch Metrics: Zone time

  Zone time in seconds

  5 weeks

• Pitch Metrics: Ball movement

  Horizontal Break in inches, Vertical Break in inches, Induced Vertical break in inches

  5 weeks

• Pitch Metrics: Pitcher Mechanics

  Pitch Extension in inches

  5 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic (KJOC) Shoulder and Elbow Score Calculator

  5 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control grop

NO INTERVENTION

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

experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

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

Procedure: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Interventions

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment PROCEDURE

Manual Medicine applied either by a physician or a medical student

experimental

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 102 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• William Carey University: lead

Study Sites (1)

William CArey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39401, 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: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This study will be a randomized control trial. If there is insufficient statistical power, then the control subjects will be rolled into the intervention arm of the study at 5 weeks (+/-2 depending on the calendar), and the study will convert to a prospective cohort design. RCT was chosen because it is the gold standard for researching a medical intervention. The back-up plan is necessary because the maximum available cohort is limited by the size of the William Carey baseball team.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 2, 2025
• First Posted: October 14, 2025
• Study Start: October 14, 2025
• Primary Completion: February 15, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 30, 2026
• Last Updated: October 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: Available beginning Oct 2025 and continuing for 4 years
• Access Criteria: Contact Carissa Rosten of Danielle Fastring and request deidentified information on excel sheets, and protocol can be shared within the IRB submission packket

Locations

US (1)