NCT02107638.
Study name | Effect of osteopathic manipulative medicine on Parkinson disease |
Methods | RCT |
Participants | Target sample size: 50 Inclusion criteria: diagnosed with PD, over 40 years old. Exclusion criteria: no diagnosis of PD, presence of other diagnosed neurological diseases or disorders, wheelchair bound or presence of physical deformities that would prevent completion of the assessment tools |
Interventions | 1. Osteopathic manipulative medicine, twice per week for 6 weeks 2. Counseling on PD‐related issues, once per week for 6 weeks (face to face time matched with intervention group) |
Outcomes | 1. Fall rate Other outcomes not relevant to this review |
Starting date | April 15, 2014 |
Contact information | Sheldon Yao New York Institiute of Technology, USA Email: cmomm1@nyit.edu |
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