Effect of osteopathic techniques upon muscle tone: A randomized crossover trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Muscular hypertension (increased passive muscle tone or increased human resting muscle tone; M62; Other disorders of muscle

• Registration Number: DRKS00020393
• Lead Sponsor: Osteopathie Schule Deutschland (OSD)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-12-30
• Study Completion: 2020-02-04
• Results First Posted: 2022-10-10
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 59

Inclusion Criteria

In favor of generating a coherent and well organisable sample size, participants from three classes of osteopathic medical students at the Osteopathie Schule Deutschland (OSD) were acquired as probands.

Exclusion Criteria

Subject exhibiting neuromuscular diseases (e.g. Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, polyneuropathy, myopathy) were excluded from trial participation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
For evaluation of muscle tone several biomechanical and viscoelastic properties of the all three muscles will be measured before and after treatment using the MyotonPro®.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The assessment of potential stress relation will be examined one week before the first treatment and one week after the last treatment using the German version of the Perceived Stress Scale-10.