Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Pitch Performance in Baseball Players: A Study on Shoulder and Hip Interventions
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pitch, Baseball Pitcher, Throwing Performance. Basic parameters: 18 years — 102 years · Male.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
OMT for Overhead Throwing Performance: A Study on Shoulder and Hip Interventions
Overview
To investigate the impact of manual medicine on key aspects of the kinetic chain on measures of performance in baseball players.
Detailed description
An OMT protocol which targets the hips, diaphragm, and throwing shoulder will be investigated for improvement to pitch metrics of the fastball in the experimental group compared with the control group. OMT protocol is expected to increase the active ranges of motion of the throwing shoulder and the bilateral hips of those in the experimental group compared to the control group. Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Shoulder and Elbow Score (KJOC-SES) will also improve in the experimental group compared to control.
Interventions
- Procedure Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
Manual Medicine applied either by a physician or a medical student
Primary outcome measures
- Pitch Metrics: Speed [Time frame: 5 weeks]
- Shoulder and Hip Ranges of Motion [Time frame: 5 weeks]
- Pitch Metrics: Spin [Time frame: 5 weeks]
- Pitch Metrics: Zone time [Time frame: 5 weeks]
- Pitch Metrics: Ball movement [Time frame: 5 weeks]
- Pitch Metrics: Pitcher Mechanics [Time frame: 5 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic (KJOC) Shoulder and Elbow Score Calculator [Time frame: 5 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Presently on the William Carey University baseball team
- Permission granted by the coach for participation
- Sports physical completed clearing the subject for participation in sports for the academic year
Exclusion criteria
- injuries which prevent the subject from participation in practice and in games
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- William CArey University — Hattiesburg
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07216300 · IRB #2025-067