Does Visceral Manipulation Works in Treating Functional Dyspepsia?
- Conditions
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Interventions
- Procedure: Visceral Manipulation
- Registration Number
- NCT01021475
- Lead Sponsor
- International College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to determine if Visceral Manipulation (VM) is effective in treating Functional Dyspepsia in addition to drug therapy.
Null hypothesis is that VM does not influence FD symptoms.
- Detailed Description
50 patients with Functional Dyspepsia (FD) diagnosed by General Practitioners are randomized in two therapy group: 1) drug only group and 2) drug + Visceral Manipulation group. Group 1 receive drug therapy for 4 weeks, Group 2 receive drug therapy for 4 weeks and 4 Visceral Manipulation visits with weekly frequency (visit 1 at day 1 of drug therapy). FD symptoms are recorded with VAS at baseline and after 1 and 4 weeks of therapy, and after 8 weeks (4 weeks after the finish of all therapies).
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- Clinical diagnosis of Functional Dyspepsia
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Mental disturbance
- Thyroid gland dysfunction
- Intestinal, liver and biliary tract disease
- Concurrent medications that could interact with GI function
- Positive Helicobacter Pylori status
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Usual drug FD therapy PPIs and/or Domperidone - Usual drug FD therapy + Visceral Manipulation Visceral Manipulation -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method FD symptoms: Bothersome postprandial fullness / Early satiation / Epigastric pain / Epigastric burning baseline, 1, 4 and 8 weeks after therapy start
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Ambulatori Comunali di Cavenago Brianza
🇮🇹Cavenago Di Brianza, Milano, Italy