Osteopathic Manipulation Therapy in the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis

Completed

Conditions studied: Interstitial Cystitis

In brief

As a safe and noninvasive method of treatment, the intent of the study is to show that Osteopathic manipulation therapy is a beneficial treatment for the aggravating bladder symptoms seen in all patients with interstitial cystitis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00873171

Run by

CAMC Health System

People needed

24

Starts

2009-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-04-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• The criteria for treatment is that the patient must exhibit symptoms of IC for at least one year and have a known diagnosis based on history and clinical findings including glomerulations of the bladder wall seen on cystoscopic examination.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who are not eligible are those who have contraindications to OMT such as hypersensitivity to palpation, indurations or mass/tumor, adenopathy, cancer, or local infection

Where it is running

• James P. Tierney D.O. — Charleston, West Virginia, United States

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