Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy Effects on Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) or Long COVID
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Louisville
About this trial
This study is investigating the effects of using an Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT) treatment protocol that was shown to statistically improve smell in individuals suffering from Long-COVID olfactory (smell) dysfunction in a small single-blinded pilot trial conducted during 2021.
The questions this study is trying to answer are:
1. Does this OMT protocol improve other non-smell related Long-COVID symptoms 2. Do 2 OMT treatments improve Long-COVID symptoms more than 1 OMT treatment
Participants will:
1. Week 1: Take an digital survey regarding their Long-COVID symptoms undergo Long-COVID OMT treatment or a placebo treatment 2. Week 2: Take an digital survey regarding their Long-COVID symptoms then all will undergo Long-COVID OMT treatment 3. Week 3: Take an digital survey regarding their Long-COVID symptoms 4. Week 8: Take an digital survey regarding their Long-COVID symptoms
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
- Individuals must claim they have had a prior positive SARS-CoV-2 test at least 6-weeks before the consenting process to proceed with the study
Shortness of breath or Difficulty Breathing
Difficulty with Movement (balance or tremor)
Muscle Pain or stiffness
Disqualifiers
If anyone denies they have any of the above symptoms before consent, they will be excluded from the trial
They will also be excluded from the trial if they have suffered any fractured bones in the last 3 months (this will further decrease risk to the patient as the patient will be moved by the physician during the treatment protocol)
Participants who are enrolled in other Long-COVID trials that have an intervention during their participation in this trial will be excluded. However, if they have a history of enrollment in a long-covid trial that has no interventions during this trial, they will not be excluded based on their history of acquiring experimental treatment.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy Long-COVID protocol
- Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy NOT Long-COVID treatment protocol
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov