Impact of osteopathic manipulative techniques on the management of dizziness caused by neuro-otologic disorders: Protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
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Abstract
Background Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) has been increasingly adopted by osteopathic practitioners to treat dizziness from neuro-otologic disorders. However, no systematic review has investigated effectiveness of OMT on benefit outcomes and harm outcomes associated with OMT for these conditions. The current protocol will provide pooled effect estimates for effectiveness of OMT for neuro-otologic disorders. Methods The following databases will be searched: CINAHL, Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, AMED, Ovid Emcare, PEDro, PubMed, PsycINFO, OSTMED.DR, and CENTRAL. Eligible randomized controlled trials and observational studies published in English will be reviewed. Target outcomes are change in dizziness, frequency of falls, quality of life (QOL), disability, and return to work; harm outcomes are dropouts due to ineffectiveness, adverse effects, and all-cause dropout rates. Studies investigating individual types of OMT techniques will be pooled. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) assessment tool will be used for data synthesis and to assess evidence quality. We will report effect estimates with weighted mean differences or standardized mean difference (SMD) for continuous outcome and odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals for binary outcomes. Discussion Our findings will be of importance to patients and osteopathic practitioners and will identify key areas for future research.
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| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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| Open science | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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