Comparing the Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) Versus Counseling in the Treatment of Concussion

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Conditions studied: Post-Concussion Symptoms, Distorted; Balance

In brief

Concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a challenging injury for physicians to manage and is among the most serious disabling neurological disorders. Physician awareness regarding manifestations of TBI and subsequent treatment are paramount to reduce the burden of disease. Advancements in treatment of mild TBI have been slow with a lack of consensus on treatment methods that show universal success. This gap in treatment choices provides an opportunity for osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) to fill. OMT is a hands-on manual therapy that can be integrated to help treat post-concussive symptoms. Previous studies have shown that OMT can help resolve imbalance and tinnitus in elderly populations and case studies have shown that this manual therapy may assist in patient recovery. The investigators hypothesize that OMT will decrease return to play/work time, will show an improvement in balance, and will decrease concussion symptoms as compared to counseling.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02750566

Run by

New York Institute of Technology

People needed

33

Starts

2015-11-15

Expected to finish

2023-10-04

Last updated by the study team

2024-08-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subject is at least 18 years age
• Subject has suffered from non-life threatening head trauma head trauma resulting in current concussion-related symptoms
• Subject is evaluated and diagnosed with a concussion
• Subject has been cleared to participate in the study by the physician/neurologist having excluded any potential emergent conditions

You may not qualify if…

• The subject has no absolute contraindications to osteopathic manipulative treatment, such as skull fracture, cervical fracture, signs of intracranial bleeding, cervical dissection, or stroke
• The subject suffered from any of the following at the time of event leading to concussion:
• Loss of consciousness >2 minutes in the field
• Seizures
• Intractable vomiting
• Paralysis
• The subject has been diagnosed with an underlying neurodegenerative condition that may confound test results (e.g.. Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease)
• The subject has a current or previous spinal cord injury
• The subject is unable to complete the assessment tools
• The subject is pregnant

Where it is running

• Academic Helath Care Center - Sports Medicine Center — Old Westbury, New York, United States

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