Effects of Osteopathic Technique on Autonomic Nervous System Activity
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20-65
SponsorSomaticMed
About this trial
Cranial osteopathic manipulation technique for brain and cranial nerve function, known as the fourth ventricle compression (CV4), has been recognized. Rib raising (RR), aimed at reducing rib restriction and conditions associated with sympathetic hypertonia, is also employed. This study aimed to assess, in about 109 healthy individuals, the effects of osteopathic techniques (CV4 and RR) on autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity, as measured by heart rate variability (HRV).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age between 20 and 60 years.
Subjects not currently undergoing any form of rehabilitation, physiotherapy, or osteopathy
Disqualifiers
Unstable arrhythmia in the patient's history and symptoms related to chest organs (retrosternal pain, difficulty breathing).
Pregnancy.
Menstruation.
Smoking.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- CV4 + RR
- CV4
- sham ultrasound transducer
- Ultrasound Transducer Sham Procedure
- EEG/HRV/RSA (Electroencephalography, Heart Rate Variability, Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia) Monitoring using Infiniti System
Treatment groups
109 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov