Spirometric variations before and after lung technique manipulation in smokers

The effect of visceral manipulation on respiratory function in smokers

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611001146987

Enrollment

Registered

2011-11-02

Start date

2011-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study aims to assess whether osteopathic lung manipulative technique in smokers causes changes in spirometric values.

Interventions

we make a visceral manipulation (during three respiratory cycles) and evaluating the influence about respiratory function inmediatly after the technique. The manipulation consist to make presure in the base of the lung after a brief, trying to make a stretch of the pleura. We do it once in every participant.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Sign the informed consent Smokers from more than two years Over 18 years old and under 50 years old Smoking more than ten cigarettes a day (abdominal surgery isn´t a inclusion criteria, but there´s no problem if someone is included because we´ll study the changes in this participants againts that one who don´t have any abdominal surgery)

Exclusion criteria

Spirometry contraindications Osteopathy contraindications Osteopathy treatments in the last month

Outcome results