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NCT Number: NCT07216300

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

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

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Key information

Conditions

Pitch Baseball Pitcher Throwing Performance

Age range

18 year–102 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

William CArey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39401, United States

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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

Treatment and study plan

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Procedure

Manual Medicine applied either by a physician or a medical student

Primary outcomes

  1. Pitch Metrics: Speed

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    Velocity in miles per hour, Effective Velocity in miles per hour

  2. Shoulder and Hip Ranges of Motion

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    GH Internal Rotation in degrees, GH External Rotation in degrees, GH Flexion in degrees, GH Extension in degrees, GH abduction in degrees, Hip flexion in degrees, Hip Extension in degrees, Hip Internal Rotation in degrees

  3. Pitch Metrics: Spin

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    Ball spin in revolutions per minute

  4. Pitch Metrics: Zone time

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    Zone time in seconds

  5. Pitch Metrics: Ball movement

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    Horizontal Break in inches, Vertical Break in inches, Induced Vertical break in inches

  6. Pitch Metrics: Pitcher Mechanics

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    Pitch Extension in inches

Secondary outcomes

  1. Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic (KJOC) Shoulder and Elbow Score Calculator

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    Shoulder Elbow Score, subjective measure of performance, measured in points (per the survey) with higher values corresponding to improved function and lower values reflecting limited function

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

William Carey University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

OMT for Overhead Throwing Performance: A Study on Shoulder and Hip Interventions

Acronym: PITCH

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Oct 14, 2025
Registry last updated
Oct 14, 2025

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