The Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) on the Golf Swing

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Manipulation, Osteopathic
• Interventions: Procedure: Sham intervention; Procedure: OMT (Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment)

• Registration Number: NCT03241095
• Lead Sponsor: University of Minnesota

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate if osteopathic manipulative treatment (OTM) improves the golf swing of the participants. Study participants will be randomized into three groups, we will stratify by age and gender to make them as uniform as possible. One group will receive no intervention other than a 10-minute break between the pre and post measurements. A second group will receive a sham intervention where the doctor will pretend to give the participant OTM. The third group will receive real OTM.

Participants will perform a sample of 10 golf swings pre and post intervention which will be measured by a golf simulator. They will also complete a brief health history and pre/post self-evaluation of their swing.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-07-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-04
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-07
• Study Start: 2017-08-17
• Primary Completion: 2019-05-31
• Study Completion: 2019-05-31
• Status Verified: 2020-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

Adult golfers (18 years old or over) -

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Exclusion Criteria

Anyone under 18 years, people that do not golf.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sham OMT	Sham intervention	-
OMT	OMT (Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment)	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Strength of golf swing as measured by the carry distance (the distance the ball flies in the air)	30 minutes	The participant will perform 10 swings into a golf simulator using a 5 iron. The simulator will record the information for each swing. Measurements include: Club head speed (Mph), Ball speed (Mph), Launch angle (Deg), Azimuth (Deg), Side spin (Rpm), Back spin (Rpm), Total spin (Rpm), Descent angle (Deg), Carry (Yds),Total distance (Yds), Offline (Yds), Peak height (Yds). We will be looking at the 'Carry' variable, before and after the intervention.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic Health System - Family Medicine Clinic; 🇺🇸 Mankato, Minnesota, United States