NCT03888456

Brief Summary

the study will investigate the effect of a specific type of touch intervention on the activity of autonomic nervous system measured using thermography

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2019

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 21, 2019

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 25, 2019

Completed
1 day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 26, 2019

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 30, 2019

Completed
23 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 23, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

July 24, 2019

Status Verified

July 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

3 months

First QC Date

March 21, 2019

Last Update Submit

July 23, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • temperature

    variability of the autonomic nervous system measured by temperature variability of the face

    1 week

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • skin conductance

    1 week

  • heart rate variability

    1 week

Study Arms (2)

study

EXPERIMENTAL

participants will receive a single touch intervention based on osteopathic assessment and treatment

Other: osteopathic treatmentOther: sham

Control

SHAM COMPARATOR

participants will receive a single touch sham intervention mimicking the intervention

Other: osteopathic treatmentOther: sham

Interventions

the intervention will be based on 2 phases: 1) assessment to identify areas with somatic dysfunction, 2) treatment to improve the function of the area identified

Controlstudy
shamOTHER

the sham intervention will consists of 2 overlapping phases as the intervention group but without applying any technique

Controlstudy

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 35 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • adults above 18y and below 35y
  • without any congenital, genetical and chronic disease
  • without any symptomatology

You may not qualify if:

  • congenital, genetical and chronic disease
  • neurological, cardiovascular, psychiatric disease
  • acute pain
  • paediatric patients
  • adults over 35 years old

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Chieti

Chieti, 66100, Italy

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Cerritelli F, Cardone D, Pirino A, Merla A, Scoppa F. Does Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Induce Autonomic Changes in Healthy Participants? A Thermal Imaging Study. Front Neurosci. 2020 Aug 18;14:887. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00887. eCollection 2020.

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Manipulation, Osteopathicsalicylhydroxamic acid

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Musculoskeletal ManipulationsComplementary TherapiesTherapeuticsPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRehabilitation

Study Officials

  • Francesco Cerritelli

    Come Collaboration

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Masking Details
participants will be blindly assigned to study or control arm using a computer-based random sequence generation and seal envelop
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Model Details: randomised placebo controlled crossover study
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 21, 2019

First Posted

March 25, 2019

Study Start

March 26, 2019

Primary Completion

June 30, 2019

Study Completion

July 23, 2019

Last Updated

July 24, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-07

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