Effects of OMT on ANS: a Thermography Study

Come Collaboration

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy; Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance

Treatments: Other: osteopathic treatment; Other: sham

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03888456

COME-02-18

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

---

40 participants in 2 patient groups

study

Experimental group

Description:

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

Treatment:

Other: sham

Other: osteopathic treatment

Control

Sham Comparator group

Description:

participants will receive a single touch sham intervention mimicking the intervention

Treatment:

Other: sham

Other: osteopathic treatment