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The Effect of the SBS Decompression Technique on Gastrointestinal Symptoms During the Menstrual Cycle

NCT05922189 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2024-04-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Determining the effects of a single application of the sphenobasilar synchondrosis (SBS) decompression technique, on gastrointestinal symptoms during the menstrual cycle is an area that lacks of evidence and proper studies. Therefore the investigators consider this an interesting topic to study.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

SBS Decompression Technique

The investigator who applied the technique stood on the right side, laterally to the headboard of the table, with feet flat on the floor, at an appropriate level in relation to the volunteer's headboard, and with a glove on his right hand. Then, he contacted the volunteer's sphenoid wings with his left hand and asked the volunteer to open her mouth, contacting the upper dental arch with the second and third fingers of his right hand. Subsequently, the investigator brought both hands together, followed by an inspiration towards the floor and then a translation towards the ceiling until he felt the structures relax, with a maximum duration of 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.

OTHER

Placebo Technique

The investigator was standing, on the right side, laterally to the headboard of the table with feet flat on the floor, at an appropriate level in relation to the headboard of the volunteer's and with a glove on his right hand. Then, he contacted the participant's sphenoid wings with his left hand and asked her to open her mouth. With the second and third fingers of the right hand, he made contact with the upper dental arch. These contacts were maintained for 2 minutes, without moving. A second investigator sat on a chair, placed on the opposite side of the table with the stopwatch in his dominant hand, in order to time the application time of each technique.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Natália MO Campelo, PhD · Escola Superior de Saúde do Politécnico do Porto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-01
Primary Completion
2024-12-01
Completion
2024-12-31

Countries

  • Portugal

Study Locations

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