Biomarkers of the Response to Osteopathic Manipulation

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to identify non-invasive biomarkers of the physiologic response to Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00958646

Run by

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

People needed

40

Starts

2009-08-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-07-13

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy adults between the ages of 21 and 60

You may not qualify if…

• Eating or drinking anything but water or chewing gum within an hour of the appointment
• Rib fracture
• History of unstable cardiac arrhythmia or symptoms related to the chest cavity (difficulty breathing, chest pain)
• Symptoms suggestive of bowel obstruction (abdominal bloating with pain, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea)
• Pregnancy
• History of Sjogren's Syndrome

Where it is running

• West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine — Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States

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