Effect of Cranial Osteopathy on Visual Function
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Nova Southeastern University
- Enrollment
- 29
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Accommodative system testing Visual acuity testing Stereoacuity testing Vergence system testing Pupillary testing
Study Overview
Brief Summary
It is the purpose of this study to attempt to determine if there is an immediate, measurable change in visual function as a direct result following a session of cranial osteopathic manipulation.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Free of active ocular or systemic disease
- •Refractive error between six diopters of myopia and five diopters of hyperopia with regular astigmatism of any amount
- •Normal best-corrected visual acuity at 20/40 or better
- •Normal amplitude of accommodation
- •Willing to undergo cranial osteopathic manipulation
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnancy
- •History of previous closed head trauma or brain injury
- •Students from the Nova Southeastern University Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and Optometry
- •Prior cranial manipulative treatment/craniosacral therapy
Arms & Interventions
1
Assessment for cranial strain patterns, followed by indirect osteopathic treatment of dysfunctions found on assessment, followed by reassessment.
Intervention: Cranial osteopathic manipulation (Procedure)
2
Assessment for cranial strain patterns, followed by laying on of hands, followed by reassessment.
Intervention: Sham/Placebo (Procedure)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Accommodative system testing Visual acuity testing Stereoacuity testing Vergence system testing Pupillary testing
Time Frame: Immediately after intervention.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Mark Sandhouse
Associate Professor & Chair, Department of OPP
Nova Southeastern University