An interventional study of Osteopathic Manipulation in Pain and Bariatric Surgery Candidate, sponsored by MediSys Health Network. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-02-08.
Sponsored by MediSys Health Network · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
Context Pain control is one of the most challenging problems encountered in postoperative period in bariatric patients. Currently there are no published studies evaluating Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in bariatric surgery patients.
Objective The primary objective of this study is to determine whether Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) can decrease pain score in bariatric patients. The secondary objective is whether OMT can improve patient satisfaction with overall treatment.
Design: A prospective randomized group controlled study.
Setting: A 293-bed non-for-profit teaching community hospital.
Methods Thirty-six patients scheduled for bariatric surgery as per ASMBS criteria were eligible for study from January 2017 through August 2018 at Flushing Hospital Medical Center, New York. Twelve patients were excluded.
Twenty-four patients were included into study and randomized to receive OMT(n=12) vs Control (n=12) intervention.
In Control group, patients received standard pain control protocol with morphine patient controlled analgesia pump (PCA) In OMT group, patients received standard postoperative pain protocol and OMT on postoperative day one. Three techniques were used (Sub-occipital Release, Thoracic Outlet Release, and Rib Raising). All patients received survey to complete prior to discharge measuring pain score (1-10), patient satisfaction score 1-4 (poor, fair, good, excellent) and data was analyzed.
MediSys Health Network is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.
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Exclusion criteria:
Procedure: Osteopathic Manipulation
Osteopathic manipulation
Change in pain score
subjective measure of pain on a scale of 1-10
Time frame: pre-intervention, post-op day 1, post-op day 2
Plan to share: No
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