Effectiveness of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Pediatric Asthma

NCT01853189 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2014-04-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

OMT + Usual Care

patients from this group received 6 sessions of OMT

OTHER

Usual Care

patients from control group received standard care + osteopathic evaluation only, according to the same schedule of the study group

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-30
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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