Is Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) Beneficial for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia?

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

406

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2004

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2007

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2007

Conditions
Pneumonia
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

In addition to conventional treatment for pneumonia, a 10-minute standardized OMT protocol + 5-minute nonstandardized component was performed twice daily for the duration of hospitalization.

PROCEDURE

Light-touch Treatment

In addition to conventional treatment for pneumonia, a 10-minute standardized light-touch protocol (designed to mimic OMT standardized protocol) + 5-minute auscultation of carotid bruits, heart, and lungs was performed twice daily for the duration of hospitalization.

Trial Locations (7)

43228

Doctors Hospital, Columbus

48043

Mount Clemens General Hospital, Mount Clemens

63501

Northeast Regional Medical Center, Kirksville

76107

John Peter Smith Health Network, Fort Worth

Plaza Medical Center, Fort Worth

UNTHSC Osteopathic Medical Center, Fort Worth

08084

UNDNJ in association with Kennedy Memorial Hospitals- University Medical Center, Stratford

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Brentwood Foundation

OTHER

collaborator

Colorado Springs Osteopathic Foundation

OTHER

collaborator

Foundation for Osteopathic Health Services (Maryland)

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Muskegon General Osteopathic Foundation (Michigan)

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Northwest Oklahoma Osteopathic Foundation (Oklahoma)

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Osteopathic Founders Foundation (Oklahoma)

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Osteopathic Institute of the South (Georgia)

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Osteopathic Heritage Foundations

OTHER

collaborator

Quad City Osteopathic Foundation (Iowa)

UNKNOWN

lead

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences

OTHER

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