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4th Ventricular Compression Technique on Anxiety
Sponsor: Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto
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.
Official title: The Efficacy of the 4th Ventricular Compression Technique on Anxiety in Students: RCT
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 25 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2024-09-16
Completion Date
2024-12-31
Last Updated
2024-04-29
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
4th Ventricular Compression Technique
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.
"Sham" Therapy
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.
Locations (1)
Escola Superior da Saúde do Porto
Porto, Portugal