WithdrawnNot Applicable

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Recurrent Mastitis

Stopped: Study did not receive sufficient funding and so no participants were recruited.

United States0Started 2021-10-29

Plain-language summary

This study will investigate whether Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) is effective in treating recurrent mastitis without the use of antibiotics and if it helps in preventing future recurrence of mastitis in individuals who have had multiple occurrences of mastitis.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Between the ages of 18 and 50 years old. * Signed an informed consent form. * Clinical diagnosis of recurrent mastitis: more than 2 episodes of lactational mastitis in the same breast in a 6-month time period. * Evidence of somatic dysfunction upon undergoing an osteopathic structural exam. Exclusion Criteria: * Mammary abscesses. * Health problems related to pregnancy. * Inability to receive OMT due to open wounds, fractures, anuresis, necrotizing fasciitis, congestive heart failure, or unstable cardiac conditions. * Less than 18 years of age or more than 50 years of age.

What they're measuring

Recurrence of Mastitis in the sham-control group versus the OMT intervention group.

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05132426

SponsorWestern University of Health Sciences

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-12-31

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