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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Oncology Patients' Management

NCT03142386 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2017-05-05

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Summary

The aim of present study was to study the osteopathic manipulative effects on pain relief and quality of life improvement on hospitalized oncology geriatric patients. A non-randomized comparison trial was performed in Unit of Oncology Rehabilitation, Palazzolo Institute, Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation ONLUS, Milan, Italy, from September 2015 to March 2016. 23 older oncology patients were unrolled and allocated in two experimental groups: study group (OMT group, N=12) underwent to osteopathic manipulative treatment associated to physiotherapy and control group (PT group, N = 11) underwent only physiotherapy. At enrollment (T0), 23 recruited oncology patients completed the socio-demographic forms and were evaluated, from external examiner, pain intensity and quality of life. All patients were revaluated at the end of treatment (T4) for quality of life and every week (T1, T2, T3 and T4) for pain intensity. Standard level of significance was p\<0.05.

Conditions

  • Geriatric Oncology
  • Osteopathy in Other Diseases Classified Elsewhere

Interventions

OTHER

Osteopathic manipulative treatment

OTHER

Physiotherapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chiara Arienti, PhD · IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2016-03-31

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