Effects of State Trait Anxiety on Thorax, Diaphragm and Related Fascia.

NCT06030921 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 16059
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Previous studies have accepted a strong correlation between anxiety and dysregulation in respiratory rate. The investigators would like to explore this correlation from an osteopathic perspective. The investigators seek to assess the muscles, bones, ligaments, and fascia related to the respiratory system, mainly the thoracic diaphragm. The study does not focus on clinically diagnosed General Anxiety Disorder but rather State-Trait Anxiety among medical student participants. State Anxiety is the temporary anxiety one feels in certain situations, and Trait Anxiety is the stable tendency to become anxious. The investigators aim to assess somatic dysfunctions in medical students' respiratory systems and correlate those findings with their respective scores on the State-Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety (STICSA) survey. The investigators will assess the patient's somatic dysfunction using an osteopathic structural exam, and the STICSA will quantify the patient's level of statetrait anxiety. This inquiry will further explore osteopathic medicine's perspective on addressing the patient as a whole by correlating the close relationship between one's mental state and the resultant physical dysfunctions within different areas of the body. Establishing this correlation can pave the way for a new perspective on treating mental health disorders that is both cost-effective and potentially more efficacious than the traditional method, which has a high relapse rate. Exploring the connection between somatic dysfunctions and state-trait anxiety will benefit the patient's overall well-being and add a new level of care that osteopathic physicians can provide to others.

Conditions

Anxiety State; Fascia; Anomaly

Keywords

Anxiety State, Fascial Strain, Osteopathic Medicine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Numerical scores collected from the STICSA survey

  Numerical scores collected from the STICSA survey

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Quantity and Quality of Somatic Dysfunctions as examined by Osteopathic Structural Exam

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year.

Interventions

Osteopathic Structural Exam, State - Trait Anxiety Questionnaire OTHER

During a single patient encounter they will fill out the State-Trait Anxiety Questionnaire , and undergo a Osteopathic Structural Exam

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Students, male and female, aged from 18-45.

You may qualify if:

• Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Students of Harlem, Middletown, and Montana campus.
• Students from OMS-I to OMS-IV.
• Participants aged 18 - 45.

You may not qualify if:

• Previous history of generalized anxiety, depression, mania or hypomania, as defined by the DSM-IV, or a history of a bipolar mood disorder, personality disorder, or psychotic disorder.
• Presence of a cognitive disorder or dementia within 6 months before the baseline visit.
• Investigator believed there was a significant risk of suicide.
• Currently pregnant, lactating, o intending to become pregnant before, during, or within 30 days after participating in the study.
• Changes in medication use or psychotherapy during study period
• Presence of any other significant organic disease or serious illness (eg, cardiac, endocrine, gastrointestinal, infectious, liver or renal insufficiency, metabolic disturbance, neoplastic, neurologic, pulmonary, or vascular).
• Presence of any history of respiratory disorders including but not limited to asthma, COPD, emphysema
• History of abdominal or thoracic trauma or surgery within the past 10 years.
• Medication: Sympathomimetics, respiratory depressants

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Touro College and University System: lead

Study Sites (1)

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

New York, New York, 10027, United States

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Congenital Abnormalities

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 23, 2023
• First Posted: September 11, 2023
• Study Start: February 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2024
• Study Completion: February 1, 2025
• Last Updated: April 3, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)