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The Use of Osteopathic Medical Manipulation to Decrease the Incidence and Severity of Post-Operative Sore Throat

NCT03720301 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 168

Last updated 2018-10-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Post-operative sore throat (POST) ranks as the 8th most undesirable effect in the post-operative period and is noted by up to 90% of patients receiving an endotracheal tube. \[1-3\] This study aims to show that a simple 5 minute preoperative and intraoperative osteopathic medical manipulation protocol can decrease the severity and or the incidence of post-operative sore throat thereby decreasing morbidity and increasing patient satisfaction and return to daily life.

Conditions

  • Pharyngitis
  • Dysphonia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Osteopathic Manipulation Treatment

All techniques with patient supine and physician at head of the bed: 1. Soft tissue massage to the posterior cervical musculature for approximately 1 minute 2. Muscle energy to the muscles of neck extension approximately 1 minute 3. Muscle energy to the Occipital Atlanto (OA) joint 1 minute 4. Muscle energy to the jaw. Approximately 1 minute 5. Occipital decompression approximately 1 minute 6. With time remaining complete another round of soft tissue massage. Intraoperative techniques: 1. Myofascial "Steering wheel" Technique 2. Sibson's Fascia Release 3. Occipital decompression

PROCEDURE

Sham

Sham protocol: Patients randomized into the sham arm of the study will undergo a controlled trial tested sham treatment that was shown to induce no statistical improvement in cervical pain or mobility with zero adverse effects with the subjects unable to tell the difference between sham and actual protocol treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brooke Army Medical Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin Peterson, DO · Brooke Army Medcial Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-17
Primary Completion
2020-06-30
Completion
2020-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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