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Benefits of osteopathic manipulative treatment for hospitalized elderly patients with pneumonia

Journal: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association Date: 2000/12, 100(12):Pages: 776-782. doi: Subito , type of study: randomized controlled trial

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Keywords:

hospitalization [5]
OMT [2951]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [2973]
pneumonia [35]
randomized controlled trial [710]
reference values [2]
survival rate [1]
treatment outcome [38]

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.


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