Pregnancy Research on Osteopathic Manipulation Optimizing Treatment Effects: the PROMOTE study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) to reduce low back pain and improve functioning during the third trimester in pregnancy and to improve selected outcomes of labor and delivery.

Study design

Pregnancy research on osteopathic manipulation optimizing treatment effects was a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 400 women in their third trimester. Women were assigned randomly to usual care only (UCO), usual care plus OMT (OMT), or usual care plus placebo ultrasound treatment (PUT). The study included 7 treatments over 9 weeks. The OMT protocol included specific techniques that were administered by board-certified OMT specialists. Outcomes were assessed with the use of self-report measures for pain and

SUBMITTER: Hensel KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4275366 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature