The Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) on the Golf Swing

The Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) on the Swing Via Objective Data From Golf Simulator Swing Analysis and Subjective Data

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03241095

Enrollment

Registered

2017-08-07

Start date

2017-08-17

Completion date

2019-05-31

Last updated

2020-07-17

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Conditions

Manipulation, Osteopathic

Keywords

Osteopathic Manipulation Treatment, Golf

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate if osteopathic manipulative treatment (OTM) improves the golf swing of the participants. Study participants will be randomized into three groups, we will stratify by age and gender to make them as uniform as possible. One group will receive no intervention other than a 10-minute break between the pre and post measurements. A second group will receive a sham intervention where the doctor will pretend to give the participant OTM. The third group will receive real OTM. Participants will perform a sample of 10 golf swings pre and post intervention which will be measured by a golf simulator. They will also complete a brief health history and pre/post self-evaluation of their swing.

Interventions

PROCEDUREOMT (Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment)

The co-hort will receive OMT. Each participant will perform 10 swings golf swings to determine a baseline measure the strength of their golf swing. This co-hort will then be evaluated by the physician and be given OMT.

PROCEDURESham intervention

The co-hort participants will each perform 10 swings golf swings to determine a baseline measure the strength of their golf swing. Theythen be given a sham OMT procedure.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Adult golfers (18 years old or over) -

Exclusion criteria

Anyone under 18 years, people that do not golf. \-

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Strength of golf swing as measured by the carry distance (the distance the ball flies in the air)	30 minutes	The participant will perform 10 swings into a golf simulator using a 5 iron. The simulator will record the information for each swing. Measurements include: Club head speed (Mph), Ball speed (Mph), Launch angle (Deg), Azimuth (Deg), Side spin (Rpm), Back spin (Rpm), Total spin (Rpm), Descent angle (Deg), Carry (Yds),Total distance (Yds), Offline (Yds), Peak height (Yds). We will be looking at the 'Carry' variable, before and after the intervention.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026