The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 2004/03, 104(3):107-113. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2004.104.3.107, type of study: ,rct,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Keywords:

aged 65 and over [1]
homes for the aged [2]
musculoskeletal diseases [33]
nursing homes [4]
OMT [3924]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [3945]
placebos [5]
randomized controlled trial [947]
single-blind method [2]
treatment outcome [38]

Abstract:

As part of a randomized clinical trial to look at the effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment to boost immunity in nursing home residents, the authors conducted a poststudy survey to determine the effectiveness of the protocols to blind participants and inquire into how beneficial they thought their protocol treatments were. This study adds to a growing body of literature on the use of sham treatments in manual medicine research.