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Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine for Parkinson's Disease Muscle Characteristics

This study is looking at how Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM), specifically a technique called Muscle Energy, affects leg muscles in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Researchers want to see if OMM can improve muscle stiffness, how much you can move your joints (range of motion), and how you walk (gait). You might be able to join if you have a Parkinson's diagnosis, are between stages 2-4 on the Hoehn and Yahr Scale (a way to measure PD severity), can receive OMM, lie down for measurements, walk for gait tests, and have leg pain or gait issues due to PD. The study will measure changes in mechanical stress, dynamic stiffness, and step cycle time to see if the treatment is successful. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 20 participants. You would be randomly assigned to either receive the OMM treatment or a sham (inactive) treatment.
What's involved
You would attend one in-person session at the NYIT Academic Health Care Center. During this visit, you'll have muscle stiffness and gait measured before and after treatment, and your range of motion tested. One week later, you'll complete a brief phone survey.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Measurements for primary endpoints are taken pre and post-intervention (1 hour). A follow-up survey is conducted one week after the visit.

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NCT05884944

Effects Of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine(OMM) On Lower Extremity Muscle Characteristics In Parkinson's Disease(PD) Patients

UNKNOWN
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
New York Institute of Technology
~20 participants
Updated 2024-08-07 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Sham- Light touch, not reaching restrictive barrierExperimental: Interventional Group- OMM- Muscle energy

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Mechanical stress via the MyotonPro
Measured over Pre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed
+12 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Parkinson Disease
Osteopathy in Diseases Classified Elsewhere

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine

    Old Westbury, New Yorkstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Who to contact

Sheldon Yao, DO
[email protected]
516-686-1300
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease as per a neurologist, a severity of 2-4 on the Hoehn and Yahr (H-Y) Scale
Able to receive OMM
Able to be in a supine and prone position for MyotonPRO measurements
Able to ambulate for gait measurements
Have musculoskeletal complaints of leg pain/cramping or gait abnormalities due to their PD

Exclusion

Presence of severe fasciculations based on clinical judgment due to interference with measurements
Gait disorders not attributed to PD
Presence of other medical neurologic diagnoses that can affect outcome measures such as muscle tone/stiffness and ambulation (ie stroke, multiple sclerosis)

What this trial measures

  • Mechanical stress via the MyotonProPre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed

    Mechanical Stress Relaxation Time \[ms\]

  • Dynamic Stiffness via the MyotonProPre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed

    Dynamic Stiffness \[N/m\]

  • Step Cycle time via the Biodex Gait Trainer 3Pre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed

    Gait will be investigated utilizing the Biodex Gait Trainer 3. Measurements will be taken during a two minute walk before and after treatment or sham protocol at the visit. Step cycle time- Cycles/ second

  • Average step length via the Biodex Gait Trainer 3Pre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed

    Gait will be investigated utilizing the Biodex Gait Trainer 3. Measurements will be taken during a two minute walk before and after treatment or sham protocol at the visit. Average Step length in Cm

  • Step Symmetry- time on each foot via the Biodex Gait Trainer 3Pre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed

    Gait will be investigated utilizing the Biodex Gait Trainer 3. Measurements will be taken during a two minute walk before and after treatment or sham protocol at the visit. Measurements include step symmetry via the time on each foot in percentage(%)

  • Goniometer- Hip ROM (Flexion and Extension)Pre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed

    A goniometer will be used to assess range of motion of the hip in degrees

  • Goniometer- Hip ROM FlexionPre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed

    A goniometer will be used to assess range of motion of the hip in degrees

  • Goniometer- Hip ROM ExtensionPre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed

    A goniometer will be used to assess range of motion of the hip in degrees

  • Goniometer- Knee ROM - FlexionPre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed

    A goniometer will be used to assess range of motion of the Knee in degrees

  • Goniometer- Knee ROM - ExtensionPre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed

    A goniometer will be used to assess range of motion of the knee in degrees

  • Goniometer- Ankle ROM- DorsiflexionPre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed

    A goniometer will be used to assess range of motion of the ankle in degrees

  • Goniometer- Ankle ROM- PlantarflexionPre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed

    A goniometer will be used to assess range of motion of the ankle in degrees

  • The Timed Up & Go- 3 Meter walkPre and Post intervention(1 hour)- change is being assessed

    The Timed Up \& Go (TUG) test measures one's ability to rise up from a seated chair position, walk 3 meters, turn, walk back, and sit down in the chair- measure in seconds