4th Ventricular Compression Technique on Anxiety

NCT06389461 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: OST1_012
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Determinate the effects of the technique of 4th ventricle in college students with anxiety, applying the technique one time per week during three weeks.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Anxiety; College Students; CV4; Osteopathic treatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline in anxiety levels through the STAI (The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) questionnaire score on the 1st and last intervention.

  The participants were submitted to a evaluation 1 week prior the 1st and 1 week after the last intervention. The corresponding questionnaires were sent to the researchers so that they could record the information. Quoted with a min. of 20 points and a max. of 80 - higher the score worst level of anxiety.

  One week after the last intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline in thoraco-abdominal perimetry on the 1st and last intervention

  Immediately after last intervention

Study Arms (2)

4th Ventricular Compression Technique

EXPERIMENTAL

The technique was preformed by the investigator during 5 minutes.

Other: 4th Ventricular Compression Technique

"Sham" Therapy

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The technique was preformed by the investigator during 5 minutes.

Other: "Sham" Therapy

Interventions

4th Ventricular Compression Technique OTHER

The investigator who applied the technique stood on top of the headboard of the table, with feet flat on the floor, at an appropriate level in relation to the volunteer's headboard. The investigator joins hands in a cupping position, with the pads of the 1st fingers forming a triangle. The pads of the 1st fingers make contact with the spinous processes of the 2nd and 3rd cervical vertebrae. The thenar eminences make contact with the occipital squama, avoiding contact with the occipito-mastoid sutures during 5 minutes. A second Investigator was sitting on a chair, placed on the opposite side of the head of the table with a stopwatch in his dominant hand, in order to time the application time of each technique.

4th Ventricular Compression Technique

"Sham" Therapy OTHER

The investigator who applied the technique stood on top of the headboard of the table, with feet flat on the floor, at an appropriate level in relation to the volunteer's headboard. The investigator places hands on the patient's shoulders during 5 minutes. A second Investigator was sitting on a chair, placed on the opposite side of the head of the table with a stopwatch in his dominant hand, in order to time the application time of each technique.

"Sham" Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Ages between 18 and 25 years old;
• Be a college/university student;
• Not have knowledge of the technique used;
• Achieve a 20 plus score on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory questionnaire.

You may not qualify if:

• Use of pharmacological therapy for psychological disorders;
• Presence of conditions that prevent or contraindicate the technique, including tumors, fractures, dislocations, vertebrobasilar insufficiency, bone diseases, neurological diseases, fever, skin diseases, cardiovascular diseases, psychiatric diseases, increased intracranial pressure.
• Surgeries or traumas in the specific areas of the technique;
• Pregnancy;
• Osteopathic treatments or other manual therapies aimed at reducing anxiety;
• Evident postural alteration or deformity of the thoracic cage.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto: lead

Study Sites (1)

Escola Superior da Saúde do Porto

Porto, 4200-072, Portugal

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Natália MO Natália

  Escola Superior da Saúde do Porto

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Natália MO Campelo, PhD

CONTACT

22 206 1000; nmc@ess.ipp.pt

Natália MO Campelo

CONTACT

22 206 1000; nmc@ess.ipp.pt

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 16, 2024
• First Posted: April 29, 2024
• Study Start: September 16, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2024
• Study Completion: December 31, 2024
• Last Updated: April 29, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Locations

PT (1)