NCT01021475

Does Visceral Manipulation Works in Treating Functional Dyspepsia?

Does Visceral Manipulation Works in Treating Functional Dyspepsia? A Randomized Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: International College of Osteopathic Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to determine if Visceral Manipulation (VM) is effective in treating Functional Dyspepsia in addition to drug therapy. Null hypothesis is that VM does not influence FD symptoms.

Detailed description

50 patients with Functional Dyspepsia (FD) diagnosed by General Practitioners are randomized in two therapy group: 1) drug only group and 2) drug + Visceral Manipulation group. Group 1 receive drug therapy for 4 weeks, Group 2 receive drug therapy for 4 weeks and 4 Visceral Manipulation visits with weekly frequency (visit 1 at day 1 of drug therapy). FD symptoms are recorded with VAS at baseline and after 1 and 4 weeks of therapy, and after 8 weeks (4 weeks after the finish of all therapies).

Conditions

• Functional Dyspepsia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Visceral Manipulation	Usual FD drug therapy (PPIs and/or Domperidone in base of symptom complain) for 4 weeks and 4 VM visits with weekly frequency with first VM visit at day 1 of drug therapy.
DRUG	PPIs and/or Domperidone	Usual FD drug therapy (PPIs and/or Domperidone in base of symptom complain) for 4 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-11-01
• Primary completion: 2010-11-01
• First posted: 2009-11-30
• Last updated: 2009-11-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy