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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Pitch Performance in Baseball Players: A Study on Shoulder and Hip Interventions

NCT ID: NCT07216300

Last Updated: 2025-10-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-10-14

Study Completion Date

2026-05-30

Brief Summary

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To investigate the impact of manual medicine on key aspects of the kinetic chain on measures of performance in baseball players.

Detailed Description

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An OMT protocol which targets the hips, diaphragm, and throwing shoulder will be investigated for improvement to pitch metrics of the fastball in the experimental group compared with the control group. OMT protocol is expected to increase the active ranges of motion of the throwing shoulder and the bilateral hips of those in the experimental group compared to the control group. Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Shoulder and Elbow Score (KJOC-SES) will also improve in the experimental group compared to control.

Conditions

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Pitch Baseball Pitcher Throwing Performance

Keywords

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osteopathic pitcher pitch performance baseball college sports

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

This study will be a randomized control trial. If there is insufficient statistical power, then the control subjects will be rolled into the intervention arm of the study at 5 weeks (+/-2 depending on the calendar), and the study will convert to a prospective cohort design. RCT was chosen because it is the gold standard for researching a medical intervention. The back-up plan is necessary because the maximum available cohort is limited by the size of the William Carey baseball team.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control grop

no intervention, solely measurement of pitch metrics and arm ranges of motion

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

experimental

OMT intervention, and measurement of pitch metrics and arm ranges of motion

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Manual Medicine applied either by a physician or a medical student

Interventions

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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Manual Medicine applied either by a physician or a medical student

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Presently on the William Carey University baseball team
* Permission granted by the coach for participation
* Sports physical completed clearing the subject for participation in sports for the academic year

Exclusion Criteria

* injuries which prevent the subject from participation in practice and in games
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

102 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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William Carey University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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William CArey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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IRB #2025-067

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id