Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in People With Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction
NCT ID: NCT04127617
Last Updated: 2019-10-17
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
70 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-10-28
2022-10-01
Brief Summary
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This randomised trial aims at evaluating the efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in supporting the management of NBD. The research will be conducted at the outpatient service of Neuro-Urology / Spinal Unit of the Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital of Torino.
A sample of 62 participants will be divided into two groups: standard (nursing intervention) and experimental (nursing intervention and OMT). A neuro-urologist will determine the eligibility for the study. The outcomes will include self-reported and instrumental measures that will be evaluated in 3 times (before, at the end of the intervention and the follow- up three months).
The protocol has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital of Torino on 15.04.2019, protocol number 0040534. The standard intervention has been scheduled for 28.10.2019.
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Detailed Description
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Study design Randomised controlled trial. Participants recruited will be divided into two groups. The treatment group will receive five osteopathic manipulative treatment sessions in addition to the standard treatment.
The control group will only receive standard treatment.
Sample A neuro-urologist will determine eligibility for the study during an interview. Participants will be conducted during outpatient visits to the Neuro Urology department. This study does not include any diagnostic assessment or treatment, which are different from the normal patient's evaluation and management process.
Informed consent will be obtained before any evaluation or treatment. Principal Investigator will explain in detail the study purpose and procedures, risks and potential benefits. Participants will be provided with contact information and have adequate time to consider their participation in the study and encouraged to ask questions, both during the initial interview and throughout the study.
Staff involved in the study Operative Unit Staff (1 urologist specialist, 1 nursing coordinator, 2 nurses); Osteopaths of the School of Osteopathy of Milan (SOMA) who administer osteopathic manipulative treatment; Researcher performing randomisation and data analysis.
Interventions
Eligible participants will be randomised in two different treatment groups:
Conventional therapy (control group)
The conventional treatment consists of education provided by qualified nurses through an individual interview of 45-60 minutes structured as follows:
assessment of the best personal evacuation strategy concerning the quality of life, resources, and level of autonomy; evaluation of the correct execution of the identified evacuation manoeuvre (digital stimulation, manual removal, reflex stimulation, transanal irrigation, use of micro-enemas or suppositories; identification of the best postural strategies during an evacuation; nutrition and proper hydration education; education in completing the evacuation diary; bowel massage training; verification of the correct hiring of any previously prescribed laxative drugs. Approximately two months later, patients will be contacted by telephone to assess the effectiveness of the strategies used to carry out any telephone nursing counselling.
Osteopathic manipulative treatment (experimental group)
In addition to the conventional treatment described above, the experimental group will receive osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT).
The treatment will last 45 - 60 minutes with the following frequency: the subjects will receive three OMT every week, the two following twice weekly. The osteopathic treatment protocol will, therefore, last seven weeks. Each patient will be taken in charge by two operators during the entire duration of the study.
OMT procedures will be provided by a team of osteopaths, who will practice through specific training to improve palpation reliability before enrollment. The diagnostic and treatment procedures will follow a specific protocol, developed from clinical experience and evidence to improve treatment specificity, safety and reproducibility.
Osteopathic assessment General assessment: the presence of asymmetries, scars. The observation can provide a lot of information on the fascial structure; Assessment of the dural system: cranial and sacral grip, evaluating its intrinsic motility;
Assessment of the fascial system:
lower extremity intrarotation tests and upper limb flexion tests, assesses their quality and amount of movement and any restrictions; abdominal palpation, fascial entrainment in the abdominal-pelvic region; thoracic palpation, fascial entrainment in thoraco-abdominal area.
Assessment of the biomechanical system:
Diaphragms: pelvic, respiratory, upper thoracic, cranial; Structural palpation, spring test: iliac crests, hip mobility, ribs, glenohumeral / clavicles, supine vertebral test.
Each level of assessment (fascial, dural or biomechanical) in which dysfunction is highlighted will be correlated with all other systems and with autonomous nervous system. In relation to the dysfunctions found in the various systems, using parameters such as alterations of tissue density, asymmetry, rigidity (or reduction of range of motion) and tenderness (TART), treatment procedures will be implemented in the specific subject areas at somatic dysfunction.
Osteopathic treatment
Dural system:
L5-S1 decompression; sacred decompression among the iliacs; occipital-sphenoid approach; decongestion of occipital condyles
Fascial system:
fascial techniques in the abdominal region: right hypochondrium, epigastrium, left hypochondrium, right side, mesogastrium, left side, right iliac area, hypogastrium, left iliac area; relationship with corresponding vertebral levels (e.g. hypogastrium); fibro scar adhesions treatment.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
the treatment group will receive 5 osteopathic manipulative treatment. The treatment will last 45 - 60 minutes with the following frequency: the subjects will receive 3 OMT on a weekly basis, the two following twice weekly. The osteopathic treatment protocol will therefore last 7 weeks. Each individual patient will be taken in charge by two operators during the entire duration of the study.
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
Osteopathic treatment
Dural system:
L5-S1 decompression; sacred decompression among the iliacs; occipital-sphenoid approach; decongestion of occipital condyles
Fascial system:
fascial techniques in the abdominal region: right hypochondrium, epigastrium, left hypochondrium, right side, mesogastrium, left side, right iliac area, hypogastrium, left iliac area; relationship with corresponding vertebral levels (eg, hypogastrium); fibro scar adhesions treatment.
Biomechanical system:
diaphragm rebalancing with respect to anatomical insertions; passive mobilization of dysfunctional areas. Nursing education as described in Standard Treatment
Nursing Educational Care
Nursing education
* assessment of the best personal evacuation strategy concerning the quality of life, individual resources, and level of autonomy;
* assessment of the correct execution of the identified evacuation manoeuvre (digital stimulation, manual removal, reflex stimulation, transanal irrigation, use of micro-enemas or suppositories;
* identification of the best postural strategies during evacuation;
* nutrition and proper hydration education;
* education in completing the evacuation diary;
* colonic massage training;
* verification of the correct hiring of any previously prescribed laxative drugs.
Nursing Care
The conventional treatment consists in educational nursing care.
Nursing Educational Care
Nursing education
* assessment of the best personal evacuation strategy concerning the quality of life, individual resources, and level of autonomy;
* assessment of the correct execution of the identified evacuation manoeuvre (digital stimulation, manual removal, reflex stimulation, transanal irrigation, use of micro-enemas or suppositories;
* identification of the best postural strategies during evacuation;
* nutrition and proper hydration education;
* education in completing the evacuation diary;
* colonic massage training;
* verification of the correct hiring of any previously prescribed laxative drugs.
Interventions
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
Osteopathic treatment
Dural system:
L5-S1 decompression; sacred decompression among the iliacs; occipital-sphenoid approach; decongestion of occipital condyles
Fascial system:
fascial techniques in the abdominal region: right hypochondrium, epigastrium, left hypochondrium, right side, mesogastrium, left side, right iliac area, hypogastrium, left iliac area; relationship with corresponding vertebral levels (eg, hypogastrium); fibro scar adhesions treatment.
Biomechanical system:
diaphragm rebalancing with respect to anatomical insertions; passive mobilization of dysfunctional areas. Nursing education as described in Standard Treatment
Nursing Educational Care
Nursing education
* assessment of the best personal evacuation strategy concerning the quality of life, individual resources, and level of autonomy;
* assessment of the correct execution of the identified evacuation manoeuvre (digital stimulation, manual removal, reflex stimulation, transanal irrigation, use of micro-enemas or suppositories;
* identification of the best postural strategies during evacuation;
* nutrition and proper hydration education;
* education in completing the evacuation diary;
* colonic massage training;
* verification of the correct hiring of any previously prescribed laxative drugs.
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction Score (NBDS) between 6 and 30
Exclusion Criteria
* patients with an NBDS score lower than 6 (very mild bowel dysfunction) and above 30 (very severe neurogenic bowel dysfunction)
* ostomy condition (ileus and colon)
* psychiatric patients
* presence of cognitive disorders
* female patients with proven, or even doubtful, pregnancy status.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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SOMA Istituto Osteopatia Milano
UNKNOWN
A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza
OTHER
University of Turin, Italy
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Alessio Conti
RN, PhD - Postoctoral Fellow in Nursing
Principal Investigators
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Alberto Manassero, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza
Locations
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Silvia Mozzone
Vezza d'Alba, CN, Italy
Countries
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References
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Gstaltner K, Rosen H, Hufgard J, Mark R, Schrei K. Sacral nerve stimulation as an option for the treatment of faecal incontinence in patients suffering from cauda equina syndrome. Spinal Cord. 2008 Sep;46(9):644-7. doi: 10.1038/sc.2008.6. Epub 2008 Mar 4.
Lombardi G, Del Popolo G, Cecconi F, Surrenti E, Macchiarella A. Clinical outcome of sacral neuromodulation in incomplete spinal cord-injured patients suffering from neurogenic bowel dysfunctions. Spinal Cord. 2010 Feb;48(2):154-9. doi: 10.1038/sc.2009.101. Epub 2009 Aug 11.
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Branchini M, Lopopolo F, Andreoli E, Loreti I, Marchand AM, Stecco A. Fascial Manipulation(R) for chronic aspecific low back pain: a single blinded randomized controlled trial. F1000Res. 2015 Nov 3;4:1208. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.6890.2. eCollection 2015.
Ruffini N, D'Alessandro G, Mariani N, Pollastrelli A, Cardinali L, Cerritelli F. Variations of high frequency parameter of heart rate variability following osteopathic manipulative treatment in healthy subjects compared to control group and sham therapy: randomized controlled trial. Front Neurosci. 2015 Aug 4;9:272. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00272. eCollection 2015.
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Licciardone JC, Kearns CM, Hodge LM, Bergamini MV. Associations of cytokine concentrations with key osteopathic lesions and clinical outcomes in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain: results from the OSTEOPATHIC Trial. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2012 Sep;112(9):596-605. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2012.112.9.596.
Bramati-Castellarin I, Patel VB, Drysdale IP. Repeat-measures longitudinal study evaluating behavioural and gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autism before, during and after visceral osteopathic technique (VOT). J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2016 Jul;20(3):461-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2016.01.001. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
Related Links
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International Classification of Disease 10, (2016). Segmental and somatic dysfunction.
Other Identifiers
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0040534
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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