Benefits of osteopathic manipulative treatment for hospitalized elderly patients with pneumonia
Clinical trial
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2000 Dec;100(12):776-82.
Authors:
D R Noll, J H Shores, R G Gamber, K M Herron, J Swift Jr
Abstract.
While osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is thought to be beneficial for patients with pneumonia, there have been few clinical trials--especially in the elderly. The authors' pilot study suggested that duration of intravenous antibiotic use and length of hospital stay were promising measures of outcome. Therefore, a larger randomized controlled study was conducted. Elderly patients hospitalized with acute pneumonia were recruited and randomly placed into two groups: 28 in the treatment group and 30 in the control group. The treatment group received a standardized OMT protocol, while the control group received a light touch protocol. There was no statistical difference between groups for age, sex, or simplified acute physiology scores. The treatment group had a significantly shorter duration of intravenous antibiotic treatment and a shorter hospital stay.
Publication Date:
2000 Dec
OEID:
1277
Noll, RD., Shores, HJ., Gamber, GR., Herron, MK., Jr, SwiftJ. (2000) 'Benefits of osteopathic manipulative treatment for hospitalized elderly patients with pneumonia ', J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2000 Dec;100(12):776-82.
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