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Pedal Pump Clinical Trial on Edema V1
Sponsor: David McVay
Summary
Previous research on the osteopathic manual technique entitled "Pedal Pump" has shown health benefits, specifically increasing lymphatic flow, decreasing lower extremity edema, and decreasing serum lactic acid after maximal exercise. However, due to the limitation of human practitioners, research has been limited. The Pedal Pump is now a device which facilitates consistency in treatment and allows for increased sample size in research. This clinical trial studies the effects of 10 minutes of Pedal Pump treatment for hospitalized patients with lower extremity edema. Key Question for this first study: Is the Pedal Pump a feasible treatment for hospitalized patients? Secondary question: Does the Pedal Pump decrease lower extremity edema? This is a novel idea in its early stage of development, so Investigators anticipate product advancements, further testing with larger population sizes, and future publications.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2026-08-06
Completion Date
2026-10-31
Last Updated
2026-08-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Pedal Pump
The Pedal Pump device pumps both feet for 10 minutes continuously-- mobilizing their whole body in sufficient manner to see the nose move.
Pedal Pump Sham
The Sham Intervention is the same as Pedal Pump Intervention with the exact same Pedal Pump device generating identical operational sounds and visible movement; however, the patient's body will not be close enough to the device to produce sufficient displacement to transmit mechanical forces beyond the feet. The Pedal Pump will only contact the heel protector pillows enough to make the toes move but will not contact them enough to mobilize the legs or the entire body.
Locations (1)
Hillcrest Medical Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States