PitchPITCHNCT07216300
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Pitch Performance in Baseball Players: A Study on Shoulder and Hip Interventions
A study testing Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in people with Pitch and Baseball Pitcher, run by William Carey University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
To investigate the impact of manual medicine on key aspects of the kinetic chain on measures of performance in baseball players. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 102 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Pitch, Baseball Pitcher, Throwing Performance
- What is being tested?
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 14 Oct 2025to 30 May 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 102 years
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 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
Who cannot join
- injuries which prevent the subject from participation in practice and in games
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site
William CArey University
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39401
About this study
Official title: OMT for Overhead Throwing Performance: A Study on Shoulder and Hip Interventions
To investigate the impact of manual medicine on key aspects of the kinetic chain on measures of performance in baseball players.
Read the detailed description
An OMT protocol which targets the hips, diaphragm, and throwing shoulder will be investigated for improvement to pitch metrics of the fastball in the experimental group compared with the control group. OMT protocol is expected to increase the active ranges of motion of the throwing shoulder and the bilateral hips of those in the experimental group compared to the control group. Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Shoulder and Elbow Score (KJOC-SES) will also improve in the experimental group compared to control.
- Conditions
- Pitch, Baseball Pitcher, Throwing Performance
- Being tested
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Keywords
- osteopathic, pitcher, pitch performance, baseball, college sports
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Osteopathic Manipulative TreatmentProcedure or surgery
Manual Medicine applied either by a physician or a medical student
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Receives: Procedure: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Pitch Metrics: Speed
Velocity in miles per hour, Effective Velocity in miles per hour
Measured: 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
Measured: 5 weeks
Pitch Metrics: Spin
Ball spin in revolutions per minute
Measured: 5 weeks
Pitch Metrics: Zone time
Zone time in seconds
Measured: 5 weeks
Pitch Metrics: Ball movement
Horizontal Break in inches, Vertical Break in inches, Induced Vertical break in inches
Measured: 5 weeks
Pitch Metrics: Pitcher Mechanics
Pitch Extension in inches
Measured: 5 weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic (KJOC) Shoulder and Elbow Score Calculator
Shoulder Elbow Score, subjective measure of performance, measured in points (per the survey) with higher values corresponding to improved function and lower values reflecting limited function
Measured: 5 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Oct 2025
- Study start14 Oct 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion15 Feb 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion30 May 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for PitchStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Model description
- 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.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- William Carey University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07216300
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB #2025-067
- Acronym
- PITCH
- Status last verified
- Oct 2025
- First submitted
- 2 Oct 2025
- Last updated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Protocol, and deidentified individual raw data
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Oct 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- OMT for Overhead Throwing Performance: A Study on Shoulder and Hip Interventions
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07216300
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PITCH / IRB #2025-067
- Conditions
- Pitch, Baseball Pitcher, Throwing Performance
- Keywords
- osteopathic, pitcher, pitch performance, baseball, college sports
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- William Carey UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 14 Oct 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 15 Feb 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 May 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 14 Oct 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
To investigate the impact of manual medicine on key aspects of the kinetic chain on measures of performance in baseball players.
Detailed description
An OMT protocol which targets the hips, diaphragm, and throwing shoulder will be investigated for improvement to pitch metrics of the fastball in the experimental group compared with the control group. OMT protocol is expected to increase the active ranges of motion of the throwing shoulder and the bilateral hips of those in the experimental group compared to the control group. Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Shoulder and Elbow Score (KJOC-SES) will also improve in the experimental group compared to control.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- 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.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Control grop | No intervention | –no intervention, solely measurement of pitch metrics and arm ranges of motion |
| experimental | Experimental | Procedure: Osteopathic Manipulative TreatmentOMT intervention, and measurement of pitch metrics and arm ranges of motion |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 102 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- 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
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- injuries which prevent the subject from participation in practice and in games
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Osteopathic Manipulative TreatmentManual Medicine applied either by a physician or a medical student | Procedure or surgery | experimental |
Primary outcome
Pitch Metrics: Speed
Time frame: 5 weeks
Velocity in miles per hour, Effective Velocity in miles per hour
Shoulder and Hip Ranges of Motion
Time frame: 5 weeks
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
Pitch Metrics: Spin
Time frame: 5 weeks
Ball spin in revolutions per minute
Pitch Metrics: Zone time
Time frame: 5 weeks
Zone time in seconds
Pitch Metrics: Ball movement
Time frame: 5 weeks
Horizontal Break in inches, Vertical Break in inches, Induced Vertical break in inches
Pitch Metrics: Pitcher Mechanics
Time frame: 5 weeks
Pitch Extension in inches
1 secondary outcome
Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic (KJOC) Shoulder and Elbow Score Calculator
Time frame: 5 weeks
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Oct 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Protocol, and deidentified individual raw data
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in people with Pitch and Baseball Pitcher, run by William Carey University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Oct 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Pitch Metrics: Speed (time frame: 5 weeks). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Oct 2025.