Clinical Trial: Osteopathy and Latent Hypothyroidism

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Osteopathy and Latent Hypothyroidism: Effectiveness of Osteopathic Treatment on TSH in Patients With Latent Hypothyroidism

Brief Summary:

This study evaluates the effectiveness of stimulating the neurological segments c8-th5 in patients with latent hypothyroidism.

One half of the participants will receive an osteopathic manuel treatment in order to stimulate the relevant segments, the other half will receive no treatment.

Detailed Summary:

Patients with latent hypothyroidism show an increased hormone status in TSH and a normal hormone status in fT4. A study has shown that osteopathic treatment had positive effects to some symptoms in patients with latent hypothyroidism. The study was using the pain inventory as the instrument to measure the effect. In this study we want to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment on the hormone status (TSH, fT4) The intervention group will receive a neurological osteopathic stimulation over 5 weeks. A parallel control group will not receive any therapy.

A follow up blood screening (TSH, fT4) will be done. The results of both groups will be compared.

Sponsor: Emanuel Amier Diekmann

Current Primary Outcome: Change in TSH Concentration [ Time Frame: 5 weeks ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Diekmann, Emanuel Amier

Dates:
Date Received: April 27, 2015
Date Started: October 2015
Date Completion: January 2016
Last Updated: May 17, 2015
Last Verified: May 2015