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Effect of Attentional Touch in Stabilometric Assessments

NCT06066047 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 210

Last updated 2024-01-26

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Summary

Postural balance has been studied in the literature and ideal body mass distribution has been shown to provide stability to the body in an upright position. The use of stabilometry to assess posture is a standard in clinical practice and medical research. In the literature we find osteopathic treatment evaluated with stabilometry in specific pathological conditions. We will experiment on asymptomatic volunteers how attentive touch is effective compared to non-attentive touch and compared to an untreated group by measuring specific parameters that indicate postural balance.

Conditions

  • Postural Balance

Interventions

OTHER

TOUCH ATTENTIVE TREATMENT

15-minute treatment using constant touch (0.20 N, approx. 20 grams) developed after training with visual feedback. * 5 minutes bilateral touch on external malleolus * 5 minutes longitudinal occipital front grip for reciprocal tension membrane movement and Sutherland's fulcrum * 5 minutes bilateral touch on acromion, for midline, centring diaphragms Throughout the treatment, the practitioner maintained a focused attention on touch by voluntarily and constantly directing attention to the sensation/perception of the hands, perceiving texture, density, temperature, reactivity and motility of the tissue.

OTHER

AUDITORY ATTENTIVE TREATMENT

15-minute treatment using constant touch (0.20 N, approx. 20 grams) developed after training with visual feedback. * 5 minutes bilateral touch on external malleolus * 5 minutes longitudinal occipital front grip for reciprocal tension membrane movement and Sutherland's fulcrum * 5 minutes bilateral touch on acromion, for midline, centring diaphragms During the treatment, the operator's attention was focused on acoustic signals delivered through earphones. The beeps were delivered at random intervals between 0.5 and 2.0 seconds. The operator had to count the number of acoustic signals produced during the treatment period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Accademia Italiana Medicina Osteopatica

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-20
Completion
2024-01-20

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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