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

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Conditions studied: Osteopathy in Diseases Classified Elsewhere

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04374227

Run by

Des Moines University

People needed

34

Starts

2019-10-16

Expected to finish

2019-11-21

Last updated by the study team

2020-05-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

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)

Where it is running

• Des Moines University — Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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