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NCT Number: NCT07548216

Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques With Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if osteopathic manipulative techniques add benefits for treatment of patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis. The main questions it aims to answer are :

Could osteopathic manipulative techniques add benefits for treatment of patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis? Researchers will compare osteopathic manipulative techniques with chest physiotherapy to chest physiotherapy alone to see if osteopathic manipulative techniques works to treat progressive pulmonary fibrosis.

Participants will:

Take osteopathic manipulative techniques 2 days a week for 4 weeks and chest physiotherapy 3 days a week for 4 weeks

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Key information

Conditions

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Age range

19 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

About this study

In this study researchers want to see if osteopathic manipulative techniques add benefits to treat progressive pulmonary fibrosis.

two group of patients : study group will receive osteopathic manipulative techniques with conventional chest physiotherapy .

control group will receive only conventional chest physiotherapy . osteopathic manipulative techniques will be done for 2 days a week for 4 weeks while conventional chest physiotherapy will be done 3 days a week for 4 weeks.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Their age > 18.
  • Both sexes.
  • Patients without excerbations.
  • FVC of the patient <50% .
  • FEV1/ FVC of the patient <50%.
  • Hemodynamic stable.
  • Conscious and cooperative.
  • Are able to participate in training actively.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with acute excerbations.
  • Acute or Uncontrolled Infections.
  • Active Malignancy.
  • Chest deformity

Treatment and study plan

osteopathic manipulative techniques

Other

for 4 weeks , 2 sessions per week

Conventional Chest Physiotherapy

Other

for 4 weeks , 3 sessions per week

Primary outcomes

  1. pulmonary function test - FVC

    Time frame: preintervention , post intervention after 4 weeks

    FVC

  2. pulmonary function test - FEV

    Time frame: pre intervention , post intervention after 4 weeks

    FEV

  3. pulmonary function test - FEV/FVC

    Time frame: pre intervention , post intervention after 4 weeks

    FEV/FVC

Secondary outcomes

  1. chest expansion measurment

    Time frame: pre intervention , post intervention after 4 weeks

  2. Modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale

    Time frame: pre intervention , post intervention after 4 weeks

    Minimum value: 0 Maximum value:4 Higher scores indicate a worse outcome (more severe dyspnea)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Ola A Mohamed

CONTACT

[email protected]

+201114919826

Tamer I Abo elyazed, professor

CONTACT

[email protected]

+201222870292

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Beni-Suef University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of Selected Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques as a Conjunctive Therapy for Patients With Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Apr 23, 2026
Registry last updated
Apr 23, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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