The Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Recovery of Coronary Bypass Patients

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect on recovery after surgery of patients who received a standardized daily protocol of osteopathic manipulative treatment.Patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery were voluntarily enrolled in the study and assigned to one of three groups.One group received a standardized daily treatment protocol along with conventional care, another received daily similar placebo treatment with conventional care, and a final group received only conventional post surgical care.The research hypothesis was that daily treatment with osteopathic manipulative treatment would reduce hospital stay and hasten recovery from surgery.Persons in the treatment group had earlier discharge, and faster recovery of bowel function and basic mobility.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular Diseases

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ingham Regional Medical Center

Lansing, Michigan, 48910, United States

About this study

Fifty-three persons were voluntarily enrolled into this randomized, double-blinded placebo controlled trial to examine the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) on the post operative recovery of persons undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Participants were assigned randomly to one of three cohorts: one with only conventiobnal treatment, one with a daily standardized protocol of OMT and a third with a daily time matched placebo OMT protocol.All patients received standard state of the art care consistent with national standards of post CABG care. The study showed favorable trends in terms of hospital length of stay , return of bowel function, and mobility.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Adults undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery who were patients of the same surgeon

Exclusion criteria

prior coronary artery bypass graft procedure
unstable psychiatric illness
chronic pain
open chest phenomenon
unforeseen peri or postoperative complications

Treatment and study plan

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Procedure

Primary outcomes

Recovery of mobility, bowel function, and reduced length of hospital stay.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Michigan State University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Post-Operative Medical and Functional Recovery of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients

Acronym: CABGOMT

Important dates

Study start: 2001
Study completion: 2005
First posted: Jul 19, 2007
Registry last updated: Jul 19, 2007

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