The Effect of Osteopathic Manual Therapy on Vascular Supply

N/ACompletedNCT01020591

Nova Scotia Health Authority30 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of osteopathic manual therapy can influence the vascular supply to the knee, knee range of motion, balance and knee pain, in a group of subjects with knee osteoarthritis. It is also the objective of this study to determine if there is a difference between the osteopathic evaluation and the combination of an osteopathic evaluation and treatment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Osteopathic evaluationOTHER

evaluation of movement and tissue mobility

Osteopathic evaluation with treatmentOTHER

osteopathic evaluation followed by osteopathic manual therapy release of tissues identified as tight or restricted

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Radiographic-confirmed knee osteoarthritis Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects who are unable to ambulate independently (without an aid) and safely the distance of a city block * Subjects who have an uncontrolled medical condition (e.g. heart (angina) or respiratory condition (asthma)) * Subjects who have a neurological condition (e.g. Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis) * Subjects who have both knees affected by osteoarthritis and have had previous surgery to both knees * Subjects who have knee OA in only one knee and that knee has had previous knee surgery * Subjects who have previous vascular surgery to either leg

Locations (1)

Capital District Health Authority

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Resistive Index (RI)

Ultrasonographic examination provides a non-invasive method to assess blood flow dynamics. The resistive index (RI), calculated from arterial blood flow velocities, reflects vascular resistance. The RI was calculated by dividing the peak systolic velocity (PSV) minus the end-diastolic velocity by the peak systolic velocity, and is cited frequently in the literature for measuring hemodynamics of peripheral vessels.

Time frame: Participants attended one visit; The outcome measure (RI) was before and after an osteopathic session on the same day; The data collection of the 30 subjects took place between Jan to March 2010; each subject had outcomes measured on one day

Secondary Outcomes

The Knee Flexion Active Range of Motion, Balance and Pain (VAS)

Time frame: Jan 2010 to March 2010

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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