Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT05065580 |
Other study ID # |
EGME#05-2021 |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Completed |
Phase |
N/A
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
March 12, 2021 |
Est. completion date |
March 23, 2023 |
Study information
Verified date |
June 2023 |
Source |
Spectrum Health - Lakeland |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
participants will be receiving OMT 1x/week for 8 weeks. Each appointment with be a duration
of 30 minutes. Patients will be required to fill out PHQ-9 and SSS-8 questionnaires before
beginning the study and following the conclusion of the study.
Description:
Individuals will receive weekly OMT for a duration of 8 weeks. Primary assessment will be
performed on initial visit, making note of the most severe somatic restrictions, but highest
priority will be given to cervical and shoulder regions (most tension is noted here in
patients with MDD). Focusing on only the cranial, cervical, and shoulder regions will allow
for a more standardized approach to treatment.
Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is the manipulation of tissues (muscles, joints,
fascia, etc.) that is used to help restore movement and function throughout the body by a
combination of stretching, gentle pressure, and resistance. The techniques we have chosen to
use will focus primarily on muscle and fascia in the cranial, cervical, and shoulder regions.
Cranial techniques used include:
Suboccipital release - this helps to relieve muscle and fascial tension surrounding the head
and neck, patient is supine, physician places finger pads below occipital protuberance at the
base of the occiput as patient's relaxes head and lets it rest on physician's finger pads,
position is held until softening of musculature is felt
Vault hold - helps to restore cranial motion, patient is supine, physician places index
finger on greater wing of sphenoid, middle finger on squamous portion of temporal bone, ring
finger on mastoid process of temporal bone, and pinky finger on squamous portion of occipital
bone, hands remain in this position to monitor cranial motion and determine if there is a
dysfunction
They will NOT be performing any high velocity low amplitude (HVLA) techniques, which requires
a rapid, therapeutic force within the motion of the joint (this is the technique that is
often responsible for the "cracking" or "popping")