Use of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Non-musculoskeletal Conditions

Use of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Non-Musculoskeletal Conditions: A DO-Touch.NET Card Study

The goal of this observational study is to learn how clinicians use osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) for their patients who have problems only related to their muscles, bones, and joints (ie, musculoskeletal problems) compared to patients whose problems involve other body systems (eg, infections, breathing, bowel function). The main questions it aims to answer are:

• What percentage of patients receiving OMT have a non-musculoskeletal problem?
• Is there a difference in the OMT techniques when the patient's problems include a non-musculoskeletal problem compared to patients with only musculoskeletal problems?

Surveys will be completed by the clinicians about 20 unique adult (age 18 or older) patients who have received OMT.

Study Overview

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Conditions: Manipulation, Osteopathic

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 1000

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Corey Luebbering, MPH; Phone Number: 660-626-2293; Email: dotouchnet@atsu.edu
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Jane C Johnson, MA; Phone Number: 660-626-2331; Email: jjohnson@atsu.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • Missouri
    • Kirksville, Missouri, United States, 63501
      • ATSU-KCOM OMM Clinic
      • Contact: Corey Luebbering, MPH; Phone Number: 660-626-2293; Email: dotouchnet@atsu.edu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients receiving osteopathic manipulative treatment globally either in an outpatient or inpatient setting.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients receiving osteopathic manipulative treatment from a participating treatment provider

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Type of chief complaint	Multiple choice question: Do this patient's chief complaints include musculoskeletal complaints only, non-musculoskeletal complaints only, or both musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal complaints?	24 hours
Osteopathic manipulative treatment techniques	Multiple choice question (multiple answers): What OMT techniques did you use to treat this patient's somatic dysfunction? (list of 12 OMT technique categories)	24 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
• Collaborators: DO-Touch.NET
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jane C Johnson, MA, A.T. Still University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 31, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 13, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 2, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): October 10, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 5, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 1, 2023
• Last Verified: December 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment; Non-Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: Non-MSK OMT

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