Correlation of Somatic Dysfunction With Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Findings

Sponsor

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT01394198

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

32.1

Duration (Months)

2.2

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to correlate the link between palpatory findings of somatic dysfunction and gastrointestinal endoscopic evidence of changes in mucosa. The investigators' hypothesis is that there is a direct connection between somatic palpatory changes and intestinal mucosal changes via a somatovisceral/viscerosomatic mechanism.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Segmental and Somatic Dysfunction Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Ectopic Intestinal Mucosa

Detailed Description

The study protocol is limited to an extra physical examination (the focused structural exam) prior to a scheduled routine or diagnostic endoscopy. Immediately prior to the scheduled endoscopy, subjects enrolled in the study will be palpated by a Neuromuscular Medicine (NMM)/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) specialist for spinal tenderness, tissue texture changes and asymmetry or restricted range of motion as well as tenderness of Chapman points. The entire spine from the occipitoatlantal joint to the sacrum will be evaluated along with specific intercostal abdominal and lower extremity areas. The positive structural examination findings of spinal tenderness, tissue texture changes and asymmetry or restricted range of motion will be compared to the visual and pathological findings recorded in the operative report of the endoscopy procedure and the pathological report of any biopsies obtained during the endoscopic procedure.

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Actual Enrollment :

70 participants

Observational Model:

Other

Time Perspective:

Prospective

Official Title:

Correlation of Somatic Dysfunction With Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Findings

Study Start Date :

Mar 1, 2011

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Nov 1, 2013

Actual Study Completion Date :

Nov 1, 2013

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Osteopathic structural exam findings of somatic dysfunction [Structural exam will be conducted prior to the scheduled endoscopy on the same day. The results will be recorded on a somatic dysfunction findings worksheet during the exam. This exam will only occur one time on the day of the endoscopy.]
A musculoskeletal exam will be done by a Neuromuscular Medicine (NMM)/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) specialist for spinal tenderness, tissue texture changes, asymmetry, and restricted range of motion as well as tenderness of Chapman Points. The entire spine from the occipitoatlantal joint to the sacrum will be evaluated along with specific intercostal abdominal and lower extremity areas. The exam will identify whether tenderness, tissue texture changes, asymmetry, and range of motion restrictions exist at each of the vertebral segments.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

21 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients already scheduled for upper or lower endoscopy at Kirksville Family Medicine Clinic
Must be 21 years of age or older
Subjects must be able to lie in the prone position for 30 minutes

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects cannot have history of spinal fractures or surgical intervention of the spine that could alter the palpatory findings of the spinal and paraspinal regions
Subjects who are wards of the state or are unable to sign the consent form on their own behalf will be excluded
Subjects will be excluded if they are unable to lie prone for 30 minutes
Subjects will be excluded if they are not already scheduled for an endoscopy