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Osteopathic Manipulation for Cognitive Impairment (BOD Trial)

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Led By mireille rizkalla, phd

Research Sponsored by Midwestern University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, week 8, week 12

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial found that osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) can help improve cognitive function in patients with pain.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals over 40 seeking treatment for acute or chronic musculoskeletal pain (like neck, shoulder, or back pain) who feel it's affecting their thinking. They must not have had any recent surgery, manipulation treatments like massage or chiropractic work in the past six months, and should not be on certain medications.

What is being tested?

The study is testing if Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT), a hands-on therapy often used to treat pain, can also improve cognitive functions such as memory and attention in patients with musculoskeletal pain.

What are the potential side effects?

While the trial description does not specify side effects of OMT, common ones may include soreness similar to after exercise and less commonly headaches or fatigue post-treatment.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, week 8, week 12

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, week 8, week 12

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, week 8, week 12 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Inflammatory marker

inflammatory marker

inflammatory markers change

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Osteopathic groupExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Treatment will be compromised of 8 weeks of standard care plus OMT. Each physician will maintain the same patient at recurring sessions. Osteopathic treatment is performed for 30 minutes and the techniques applied are highly individualized to the patient needs (i.e., techniques are selected based on structure/function, and techniques change over time based on treatment response). In an effort to standardize treatment, we will limit the study protocol to the following designated techniques: facilitated positional release treatment, high velocity low amplitude treatment, articulatory treatment, strain-counterstrain, muscle energy treatment, myofascial release treatment, soft tissue treatment.

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