Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment of Fascial Restrictions on Body Awareness, Mood, and Proprioception

April 22, 2022 updated by: New York Institute of Technology
The purpose of this research is to assess the effects osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) of fascial strain patterns on body awareness, proprioception, and mood.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

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29

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Arkansas
      • Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States, 72467
        • New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Functionally healthy adults that can move all four limbs within normal range of motion.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • People with the following conditions may not participate in the study: known bony injuries or fractures, open wounds, abscesses, infections of the soft tissue or bones, malignancies, auto-immune disorders affecting the musculoskeletal system (ex. lupus, rheumatoid arthritis), severe osteoporosis, aortic aneurysm, deep venous thrombosis, history of pulmonary embolism, bleeding disorders, neurovascular compromise, anticoagulation therapy, recent surgery, recent herniated discs, unstable heart conditions, and musculoskeletal strains or sprains, enlarged spleen or liver, mononucleosis, pregnancy, untreated hyperthyroidism.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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No Intervention: No OMT
The STAI (Y2), DASS and Scale of Body Connection administered to this cohort at baseline (T1), after two treatments (T3), and after four treatments (T4).
Active Comparator: OMT

OMT: direct myofascial release for the triplanar diagnonosis to the OA, thoracic outlet, respiratory diaphragm and pelvic diaphragm concluding with a pedal pump for 120 seconds.

The STAI (Y2), DASS and Scale of Body Connection administered to this cohort at baseline (T1), after two treatments (T3), and after four treatments (T4).
Other: OMT
OMT: direct myofascial release for the triplanar diagnonosis to the OA, thoracic outlet, respiratory diaphragm and pelvic diaphragm concluding with a pedal pump for 120 seconds

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proprioception: Active Hip Flexion Position Detection.
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Measurements use a goniometer. Measurements are in degrees. Participant judges accuracy of position on a scale of 1-5: 1= very inaccurate, 2= somewhat inaccurate, 3=neutral, 4= somewhat accurate, 5= very accurate.
4 weeks
Proprioception: Active Shoulder Joint Position Detection.
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Measurements use a goniometer. Measurements are in degrees. Participant judges accuracy of position on a scale of 1-5: 1= very inaccurate, 2= somewhat inaccurate, 3=neutral, 4= somewhat accurate, 5= very accurate.
4 weeks
Proprioception: Active Thoracolumbar Position Detection.
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Measurements use a goniometer. Measurements are in degrees. Participant judges accuracy of position on a scale of 1-5: 1= very inaccurate, 2= somewhat inaccurate, 3=neutral, 4= somewhat accurate, 5= very accurate.
4 weeks
Body Awareness: Scale of Body Connection
Time Frame: 4 weeks
A higher score represents better outcomes with increased body awareness. Minimum score: 0. Maximum for whole scale: 4. Scores are based on 12 items for body awareness (BA) and 8 items for body dissociation (BD). The items are scored on a 5-point scale, ranging from 0-4 with 0 at "not at all" and 4 at "all of the time." To score the BA subscale: sum the endorsed items and divide by the total number of items (12). To score the DB subscale: sum the endorsed items and divide by the total number of items (8). A positive change on the BA scale would represent an increase in bodily awareness, and a positive result. A negative change on the DB scale would represent a decrease in bodily dissociation, and a positive result.
4 weeks
Mood: Depression Anxiety Stress Scale.
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Increasing scores are associated with depression, anxiety, or stress. Items are scored within three subscales: depression, anxiety and stress. For individual subscales the scoring is as follows. Depression: normal (0-9), mild (10-13), moderate (14-20), severe (21-27), extremely severe (28+). Anxiety: normal (0-7), mild (8-9), moderate (10-14), severe (15-19), extremely severe (20+). Stress: normal (0-14), mild (15-18), moderate (19-25), severe (26-33), extremely severe (34+). Minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 126 for the entire scale.
4 weeks
Mood: State Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y-2.
Time Frame: 4 weeks
A higher score is associated with increased anxiety trait. The minimum score is 20. The maximum score is 80. The range for no or little anxiety is 20-37. Moderate anxiety scores are from 38-44. High anxiety range is from 45-80.
4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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New York Institute of Technology

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Amy Suessle, DO, New York Institute of Technology

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

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March 22, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

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March 15, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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March 15, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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March 10, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 22, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

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June 30, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 29, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 22, 2022

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2022

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Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • BHS1611

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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