NCT04975542

Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulation on Breathing Mechanics in a Healthy Population: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 41 (actual)
• Sponsor: Jayla Bostic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study focused on improving breathing mechanics by using various osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) techniques. The investigators randomly assigned participants to a control group who received sham treatment and a treatment group who received OMT. The investigators measured variable pre- and post- treatment on both groups. The investigators observed an improvement in breathing mechanics in the treatment group.

Conditions

• Respiratory Function Impaired

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	Manipulative therapies based on Osteopathic principles.
OTHER	Sham	Light touch techniques to mimic to osteopathic treatment.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-09-23
• Primary completion: 2020-03-05
• Completion: 2020-03-05
• First posted: 2021-07-23
• Last updated: 2021-07-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States