Osteopathic Manual Treatment Parkinson's Disease and Truncal Dystonia

NCT03307161 — Not applicable, Completed, 10 participants, New York Institute of Technology

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Osteopathic Manual Treatment of Postural Abnormality, Pain, and Autonomic Control of Cardiac Function in People With Parkinson's Disease and Truncal Dystonia

Registry	NCT03307161
Status	Completed
Phase	Not applicable
Study type	Interventional; randomized, factorial, masking: single, treatment
Enrollment	10 (Actual)
Sponsor	New York Institute of Technology (Other)
Conditions	Parkinson Disease, Dystonia, Autonomic Dysreflexia
Interventions	osteopathic manual therapy (Other)
Dates	start 2016-11-01, primary completion 2021-09-20, completion 2021-09-20, first posted 2017-10-11, last updated 2021-09-23
Locations	1 site in United States

-Summary

This study will determine if posture and heart rate variability will significantly improve in Parkinsons disease with camptocormia after osteopathic manual treatments dystonia.

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+Detailed description

This study will determine if posture and heart rate variability will significantly improve in Parkinsons disease with camptocormia after receiving 8-weekly sessions of the osteopathic manual treatments for truncal flexion dystonia as measured by the distance of the external acoustic meatus from a plumb-line to lateral malleolus, spinal X ray, and heart rate variability.

+Arms and interventions

Arm	Type	Interventions	Description
Parkinsons fwd posture manual treatment	Active comparator	Other: osteopathic manual therapy	Subject will receive the intervention, osteopathic manual treatment protocol.
Parkinsons forward posture	No intervention		Subjects will receive counseling.
Parkinsons without forward posture	No intervention		Subjects will receive counseling.

osteopathic manual therapy (Other): Investigators board certified in osteopathic manual therapy will use their hands in a non-invasive manner to improve dystonia symptoms

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

change in posture [8 weeks]: inches of forward head carriage
change in heart rate variability [8 weeks]: heart rate changes

+Eligibility

Sex: All

Inclusion Criteria:

* Parkinson's disease; able to stand for three minutes or more

Exclusion Criteria:

* severe dementia, moderate or severe hallucinations and psychosis; unable to stand for three minutes

+Locations (1)

Facility	City	Country	Status
New York Institute of Technology	Old Westbury, New York	United States

+Investigators

Jayme Mancini, PhD DO, Principal investigator, NYIT col osteopathic medicine

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