Asthma is a highly prevalent chronic disease in children. Complementary and Alternative Medicine research on asthma showed a potential effect on pediatric patients. Studies looking at the effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment seems to reveal positive results. The aim of study is to further explore the role of OMT on asthma in a pediatric population.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
150
patients from this group received 6 sessions of OMT
patients from control group received standard care + osteopathic evaluation only, according to the same schedule of the study group
Santo Spirito Hospital
Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy
Difference in Forced expiratory volume in the 1st second (FEV1) before and after OMT
Time frame: Participants will be assessed at entry, after 3 and 6 months.
Difference in fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) before and after OMT
Time frame: Participants will be assessed at entry, after 3 and 6 months.
Difference in percentage of hemoglobin saturation before and after OMT
Time frame: Participants will be assessed at entry, after 3 and 6 months.
Difference in Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQOL) before and after OMT
Time frame: Participants will be assessed at entry, after 3 and 6 months.
Differences in the number, type and quality of somatic dysfunctions
Time frame: Participants will be assessed at entry, after 3 and 6 months
Difference in peak expiratory flow (PEF) before and after OMT
Time frame: Participants will be assessed at entry, after 3 and 6 months.
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