No specific disease is being investigated.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: expert interview (2-5 Interviews)
A combined qualitative and quantitative Delphi method is being used to develop quality criteria for describing osteopathic interventions. The focus is on the
Sponsors
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Expert • in osteopathic medicine (non-medical osteopaths who have completed 1350 hours of training in osteopathic medicine or medical osteopaths with at least 700 hours of additional training in osteopathic medicine and at least 10 years of experience in osteopathic medicine) • Complementary and integrative medicine (specialists with additional qualifications in manual medicine, acupuncture, or naturopathy) • Clinical study methodology or epidemiology (habilitation in epidemiology or habilitation-like achievements in epidemiology) • Biostatistics (at least 10 years of research activity in clinical studies) • Editor of journals on osteopathic medicine and complementary and integrative medicine and/or • Patient representative (e.g., with chronic musculoskeletal pain, with or without experience in osteopathic medicine) Declaration of consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Expected lack of compliance with regard to study participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The objective of the study is to establish quality criteria and standards for the publication of clinical studies in osteopathic medicine in the form of a publication guideline (reporting guideline). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identification of the distinctive features of osteopathic medicine (aspects relevant to study reporting) Consensus on the description of osteopathic interventions | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactGabriele Rotter
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Outcome results
None listed