The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Osteopathic Manipulation Evaluation Study (HOME)

July 7, 2008 updated by: Nova Southeastern University
Treatment options that increase immune function, such as Osteopathic Manipulation Treatment (OMT) lymphatic techniques, may provide improved short or long term performance of the immune system. However, the efficacy of OMT to boost immune function among people living with HIV has not yet been examined in a controlled study. Our experiment is designed to examine the short (45 minutes) term impact of OMT on the white blood cells counts of HIV positive men who are either antiretroviral therapy (ART) naïve or have not taken ART for at least 12 months prior to enrollment in the study.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33314
        • Nova Southeastern University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • are either Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) naïve or not have taken ART for the past 12 months
  • are between the ages of 18 to 65
  • have a CD4+ T cell count between 200-700cells/mm3
  • have viral loads less than 100,000 copies/mL
  • do not have any medical condition that limits his ability to participate in this study as defined by his physician (e.g., cancer, blood clotting disorder etc.)
  • are willing to provide informed consent
  • are not using any drugs recreationally
  • are not on prescribed systemic steroids
  • are willing to recruit a friend/partner, aware of the their HIV serostatus, to be trained in OMT techniques and apply it to him daily.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • history of malignancy excluding both squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma of the skin and/or any malignancies fully treated and considered cured by the treating physician for at least 1 year
  • aortic aneurism/disease
  • vertebral artery disease
  • carotid artery stenosis/disease
  • abdominal hernias
  • portal hypertension
  • cirrhosis
  • cervical disc disease currently exhibiting radicular symptomatology (i.e. numbness, burning, muscle weakness, etc)
  • infectious mononucleosis in the past 12 weeks,
  • pneumothorax
  • bone disease
  • Participants with a medical access port and/or a noncompliant ribcage will be excluded from the study.

  • The potential causes for ribcage noncompliance include:

    • congestive obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)
    • spinal arthritis
    • costochondritis
    • congestive heart failure (CHF)
    • pulmonary edema
    • recent trauma to the ribcage
    • certain connective tissue disease such as Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • There is a risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture in participants with AAA and these participants are excluded from the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Procedure: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments
  1. opening the thoracic inlet
  2. pectoral traction for 1 minute bilaterally
  3. rib raising for a total of 4 minutes- 2 minutes on each side of the thoracic spine ]
  4. thoracic pump at a rate of 60 times per minute for a total of 5 minutes bilaterally
  5. abdominal pump at a rate of 30 times per minute for a total of 5 minutes bilaterally.
No Intervention: 2

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Nova Southeastern University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 19, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 20, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

June 23, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 8, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 7, 2008

Last Verified

June 1, 2008

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • HPD-OST10030701

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