Is Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) Beneficial for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia? (MOPSE)
Pneumonia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Pneumonia focused on measuring Pneumonia, Osteopathic, Manipulation, Multi-center, Elderly
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 50 Years old or older Subject is hospitalized in an acute care facility Subject must exhibit at least two of the classic symptoms of pneumonia, to include: Respiration Rate greater than or equal to 25 respirations per minute New or increased cough Fever greater than or equal to 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C) Pleuritic chest pain Worsening of mental or functional status Leukocytosis (WBC greater than 12,000 cells per cubic millimeter) New or increased physical findings (rales, wheezing, bronchial breath sounds) Exclusion Criteria: Lung abscess Advancing pulmonary fibrosis Bronchiectasis Pulmonary tuberculosis Lung Cancer Metastatic malignancy Uncontrolled metabolic bone disease that places subject at risk for pathologic bone fracture (i.e. Paget's Disease or hypoparathyroidism) Acute or unhealed rib or vertebral fracture History of pathologic bone fracture Previous participants as subject in the study Respiratory failure (intubation)
Sites / Locations
- Mount Clemens General Hospital
- Northeast Regional Medical Center
- UNDNJ in association with Kennedy Memorial Hospitals- University Medical Center
- Doctors Hospital
- John Peter Smith Health Network
- Plaza Medical Center
- UNTHSC Osteopathic Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Sham Comparator
No Intervention
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
Light-touch Treatment
Conventional Care Only
10-minute standardized OMT protocol + 5-minute nonstandardized component, twice daily for duration of hospitalization
10-minute standardized light-touch protocol (designed to mimic OMT standardized protocol) + 5-minute auscultation of carotid bruits, heart, and lungs, twice daily for duration of hospitalization
No intervention specific to the research study provided. Only conventional treatment as per attending physician orders.