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Is Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) Beneficial for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia?
Sponsor: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
Summary
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) were used in the 1800s and 1900s to treat pneumonia before the introduction of antibiotics in the mid-1900s. The purpose of this study is to determine if OMT, when used in conjunction with antibiotics and other usual care, will improve the recovery of elderly pneumonia patients.
Official title: Multicenter Osteopathic Pneumonia Study in the Elderly (MOPSE)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
50 Years - 100 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
406
Start Date
2004-03
Completion Date
2007-04
Last Updated
2026-10-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
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.
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.
Locations (7)
Mount Clemens General Hospital
Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States
Northeast Regional Medical Center
Kirksville, Missouri, United States
UNDNJ in association with Kennedy Memorial Hospitals- University Medical Center
Stratford, New Jersey, United States
Doctors Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
John Peter Smith Health Network
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Plaza Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
UNTHSC Osteopathic Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas, United States