The Effect of Osteopathic Manual Therapy on Vascular Supply

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis
• Interventions: Other: Osteopathic evaluation; Other: Osteopathic evaluation with treatment

• Registration Number: NCT01020591
• Lead Sponsor: Nova Scotia Health Authority

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of osteopathic manual therapy can influence the vascular supply to the knee, knee range of motion, balance and knee pain, in a group of subjects with knee osteoarthritis. It is also the objective of this study to determine if there is a difference between the osteopathic evaluation and the combination of an osteopathic evaluation and treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-11-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-11-24
• Study First Posted: 2009-11-25
• Study Start: 2009-12
• Primary Completion: 2010-03
• Study Completion: 2010-03
• Results First Submitted: 2012-02-12
• Status Verified: 2017-03
• Results First Submitted QC: 2017-03-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-03-24
• Results First Posted: 2017-05-04
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Radiographic-confirmed knee osteoarthritis

Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects who are unable to ambulate independently (without an aid) and safely the distance of a city block
• Subjects who have an uncontrolled medical condition (e.g. heart (angina) or respiratory condition (asthma))
• Subjects who have a neurological condition (e.g. Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis)
• Subjects who have both knees affected by osteoarthritis and have had previous surgery to both knees
• Subjects who have knee OA in only one knee and that knee has had previous knee surgery
• Subjects who have previous vascular surgery to either leg

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Osteopathic evaluation	Osteopathic evaluation	osteopathic evaluation of motion and tissue mobility
Osteopathic evaluation with treatment	Osteopathic evaluation with treatment	osteopathic evaluation of motion and tissue mobility followed by osteopathic manual therapy release of the tight or restricted tissues

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Resistive Index (RI)	Participants attended one visit; The outcome measure (RI) was before and after an osteopathic session on the same day; The data collection of the 30 subjects took place between Jan to March 2010; each subject had outcomes measured on one day	Ultrasonographic examination provides a non-invasive method to assess blood flow dynamics. The resistive index (RI), calculated from arterial blood flow velocities, reflects vascular resistance. The RI was calculated by dividing the peak systolic velocity (PSV) minus the end-diastolic velocity by the peak systolic velocity, and is cited frequently in the literature for measuring hemodynamics of peripheral vessels.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Knee Flexion Active Range of Motion, Balance and Pain (VAS)	Jan 2010 to March 2010

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Capital District Health Authority; 🇨🇦 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada