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Optimizing Lymphatic Pumping for Influenza Vaccine Responses in Vulnerable Populations

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine · NCT07786467

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
50
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
September 2026
Record last updated
September 23, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The investigators are studying if a specific osteopathic manipulative treatment protocol can improve the immune response (antibody titers) to seasonal influenza vaccination in vulnerable populations, including patients with advanced age and/or adiposity.

Being studied: Osteopathic Manipulation; Osteopathic manipulation; Sham

Conditions: No Disease or Condition is Being Directly Studied; The Focus of the Study in Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Willing to receive OMT
  • Willing to receive influenza vaccine
  • Older than 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

  • Younger than 18 years of age
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Unwilling to receive the influenza vaccine
  • Unwilling to receive OMT
  • Open wounds
  • Bone fractures
  • Moderate to severe osteoporosis
  • Severe COPD
  • Current/active infections
  • Mononucleosis infection within past 6 months
  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Cancer or metastatic disease
  • History of DVT, PE, or blood clotting disorder
  • Individuals taking blood thinning medications, except aspirin
  • Having a pacemaker or other thoracic medical devices

Recruiting US locations

  • Plaza 38 Medical Offices

    Erie, PA 16509

    Site contact: Jacob Cukierski, DO · 814-860-8414 · jcukierski@lecom.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • David Duriancik, Ph.D. · 814-860-5139 · dduriancik@lecom.edu
  • Irv Freeman, J.D., Ph.D. · 724-552-2870 · ifreeman1@lecom.edu
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