Clinical trials: Osteopathic
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, Ultrasonography
Evaluating for a Correlation Between Osteopathic Examination and Ultrasonography on Thoracic Spine Asymmetry
Context: Thoracic spine is a common area of focus in osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) for a variety of conditions. Thoracic spine somatic dysfunction diagnosis is achieved by palpating for asymmetry at the tips of the…
- Trial name
- USOMM (NCT04823637)
- Testing
- Ultrasonography vs Osteopathic manipulative medicine structural exam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Midwestern University
Prematurity
Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Length of Stay in Preterms
The use of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in preterm infants has been documented and results from previous studies suggest the association between OMT and length of stay (LOS) reduction, as well as significant…
- Trial name
- NCT01544257
- Testing
- osteopathic manipulative treatment, Usual care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine
Gender Role
Does Gender Matter? Patient Preference in an Italian Osteopathic Clinical Setting
This study evaluates patients preference for the gender of their osteopath. All patients referring to an Italian private osteopathic clinic will receive a proper questionnaire before knowing the gender of their designed osteopath.
- Trial name
- NCT03546114
- Testing
- Gender Questionnaire
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Superiore di Osteopatia di Milano
Manipulation, Osteopathic
Stabilometric and Baropodometric Evaluation After Osteopathic Scaphoid Tug Manipulation
This is a clinical, longitudinal, prospective and randomised study in which the subject will be assessed by stabilometric and baropodometric techniques on two occasions (before being subjected to the scaphoid tug manipulation for…
- Trial name
- NCT05583760
- Testing
- Experimental: Osteopathic manipulation TUG for scaphoid bone
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cardenal Herrera University
Students, Medical
Wellness of Osteopathic Medical Students Throughout Their Training (Well-COM)
The Well-COM Research Project addresses a critical gap in our understanding of the holistic health of medical students, over the entirety of the medical school experience.
- Trial name
- Well-COM (NCT06552338)
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sam Houston State University
Body Weight Changes
The Effects of the Novel "Step Up Your Game" Program on Men's Lacrosse
For the purpose of this pilot study, the investigators hypothesize that the use of the Step Up Your Game protocol will result in statistically significant improvements in health and athletic performance.
- Trial name
- NCT03389737
- Testing
- Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Institute of Technology
Pregnancy, Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT) is a hands-on approach to treating conditions that affect all areas of the body. Physicians trained in OMT (Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine or DO) use OMT to correct structural imbalances in…
- Trial name
- NCT06570395
- Testing
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health South
Increased Production of Tears
Will a Hands on Technique Applied to the Face Increase the Tear Production in Participants
The goal of this interventional study is to learn if a hands on technique will increase tear production in patients aged 45 and younger, without a history of eye issues.
- Trial name
- NCT07632183
- Testing
- sphenopalatine ganglion release
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fibromyalgia, Temporomandibular Disorder
An Algorithm for Approaching Temporomandibular Disorders With Osteopathic Manual Therapy in Patients With Fibromyalgia
Nowadays, fibromyalgia is the rheumatic disorder with the highest levels of deterioration in quality of life. Among the comorbidities it presents, one of the most frequent is temporomandibular disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT06365151
- Testing
- Osteopathic manual therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat de Lleida
Shoulder Pain
Effects of Inhibition Techniques Applied on Trigger Points of Supraspinatus Muscle on Echogenicity and Patients' Pain
Trigger points (TP) are described as "hard, palpable nodules located within the taut bands of skeletal muscle". The aim of this study is to evaluate the reproductibility of palpation of TP between osteopaths and to compare this…
- Trial name
- NCT05951218
- Testing
- inhibition technique
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut des Hautes Etudes Osteopathiques de Nantes
Low Back Pain, Sacroiliac Disorder
The Influence of the Manipulation of the Sacroiliac Joint on Low Back Pain
The primary focus of this study is to know the influence of sacroiliac joint manipulation on low back pain with or without radiation to lower limbs, in the lumbopelvic-hip joint
- Trial name
- NCT03794830
- Testing
- manipulation group (MG), electrotheraphy group (EG)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Extremadura
Osteopathic Manipulation, Low Back Pain
The Effects of OMT on the Expression Patterns of Immune Cell Biomarkers
This study intends to understand the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) on the expression patterns of 60 immune cell biomarkers in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of each participant, before and…
- Conditions
- Osteopathic Manipulation, Low Back Pain, Biomarkers
- Trial name
- NCT03250312
- Testing
- The Osteopathic Manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
Disc Degenerative Disease, Spine Degeneration
Physiotherapy and Osteopathic Treatment for Pain in the Cervical and Lumbar Spine and Temporomandibular Joints
Study Summary: Effectiveness of Physiotherapy and Osteopathy in Treating Spinal and Temporomandibular Joint Pain About the Study and Its Objective This study is conducted by Artur Hołodniuk, MSc, a physiotherapist and academic…
- Conditions
- Disc Degenerative Disease, Spine Degeneration, Back Ache, Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD)
- Trial name
- NCT07830836
- Testing
- General Osteopathic Treatment, Visceral Therapy, Magnetic field therapy
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Low Back Pain
Effect of Two Osteopathic Techniques on Thickness of Paravertebral Muscles of the Lumbar Spine
The objective of this randomized controlled trial is to describe the effect of two osteopathic techniques - "high velocity, low amplitude" (HVLA) and muscle energy (ME) - on thickness, activation, strength, pressure pain…
- Trial name
- NCT01971983
- Testing
- High-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA), Muscle energy (ME)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Alpha Amylase, Manipulation, Osteopathic
Effect of Cranial Manipulation on ANS Activity
In osteopathy is generally believed that the cranial bones are equipped with an inherent mobility, which like any other joint may face restrictions on movement and then somatic dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT02785796
- Testing
- CV4
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Accademia Italiana Medicina Osteopatica
Osteopathic Manipulation
OMILQ: Osteopathic Manipulation to Increase Lactation Quantity (OMILQ)
This study is designed to investigate whether using osteopathic manipulation can increase the milk supply in lactating women.
- Trial name
- NCT03875794
- Testing
- Osteopathic Manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Chronic Neck Pain
Quantitative Ultrasound Biomarkers to Assess Upper Trapezius Muscles in Patients With Chronic Pain
The goal of this study is to identify and develop multiparametric quantitative ultrasound imaging (QUI) biomarkers for assessing upper trapezius muscle with and without chronic neck pain and their response to treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT05497622
- Testing
- Quantitative Ultrasound, Osteopathic TART Assessment, Osteopathic Manipulation Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rocky Vista University, LLC
Stress, Job, Student Burnout
Investigating the Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Stress Management in Medical Students
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate stress biomarkers, subjective stress levels, and cognitive function in medical students.
- Conditions
- Stress, Job, Student Burnout, Stress, Physiological, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT06125574
- Testing
- Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Touro College and University System
Back Pain, Back Pain Lower Back
Use of Ultrasound Imaging in Confirming Osteopathic Spinal Diagnosis
In the field of Osteopathic Medicine, diagnosis of potential areas of dysfunction are diagnosed by the physician using their hands and expertise in noticing subtle differences in symmetry, tone, swelling etc..
- Conditions
- Back Pain, Back Pain Lower Back, Back Pain Lower Back Chronic, Back Pain With Radiation
- Trial name
- NCT07858071
- Testing
- Spinal Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Touro College and University System
Osteopathia
Osteopathic Intervention in Professional Handball Players
The aim is to study the effectiveness of a common osteopathic intervention in professional handball players on diaphragmatic contractility and its correlations with posture. This study has never been done in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- ECHODIAPOST (NCT05942690)
- Testing
- manual osteopathic intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse