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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and Its Relationship to Autonomic Nervous System Activity

NCT00516984 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2008-08-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The relationship between Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT) and the autonomic nervous system is poorly understood. This study quantifies that relationship and demonstrates a cause and effect. It is hypothesized that cervical myofascial release increases vagal tone.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Placebo

No-touch control condition applied while subject was at a 50-degree head-up tilt.

PROCEDURE

Sham

Touch-only sham treatment applied while subject was at a 50-degree head-up tilt.

PROCEDURE

OMT

Cervical myofascial OMT applied while subject was at a 50-degree head-up tilt.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Oklahoma

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Charles E. Henley, D.O., MPH · OUHSC

  • Frances Wen, Ph.D. · OUHSC

  • Bruce Benjamin, Ph.D. · OSU

  • Douglas Ivins, M.D. · OUHSC

  • Miriam Mills, M.D. · OSU

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-01-31
Completion
2007-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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