Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance, Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
the study will investigate the effect of a specific type of touch intervention on the activity of autonomic nervous system measured using thermography
Interventions
the intervention will be based on 2 phases: 1) assessment to identify areas with somatic dysfunction, 2) treatment to improve the function of the area identified
OTHERsham
the sham intervention will consists of 2 overlapping phases as the intervention group but without applying any technique
Sponsors
Università degli Studi 'G. d'Annunzio' Chieti e Pescara
Chinesis IFOP
Come Collaboration
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
participants will be blindly assigned to study or control arm using a computer-based random sequence generation and seal envelop
Intervention model description
randomised placebo controlled crossover study
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| temperature | 1 week | variability of the autonomic nervous system measured by temperature variability of the face |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| skin conductance | 1 week | pre-post changes of physiological parameter of electrodermal skin response |
| heart rate variability | 1 week | pre-post changes of HRV |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed