Effect of a Sequence of Specific Manual Therapy Techniques Targeting the Autonomic Nervous System in Healthy Adults

Phase

N/A

Condition

Autonomic Nervous System

Treatment

Sequence of manual therapy techniques

Simulated manual therapy techniques

Clinical Study ID

NCT06477822

FIS-2024-01

Ages 18-65
All Genders
Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The activity of the autonomic nervous system has been shown to influence the appearance of symptoms in some diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, or migraine, among others. In the bibliography we find different authors who, through intervention using manual therapy, have demonstrated its effects on the autonomic nervous system, especially on the increase in parasympathetic activity and reduction in sympathetic activity. A clinical trial is proposed to verify these effects.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

Provision of informed consent
Aged between 18-65

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

Regular consumtion of alcohol or illegal drugs
Consumption of medications whose effect acts on the autonomic nervous system (cholinergic agonists and antagonists, or adrenergic agonists and antagonists)
Diagnostic of disease that may affect the activity of the autonomic nervous systemor the perception of pain (such as generalized anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia, orchronic fatigue).
Pregnancy

Study Design

Sequence of manual therapy techniques

May 23, 2024

December 28, 2024

Study Description

The aim of the study is to analyse the effects of applying a specific sequence of manual therapy techniques focused on the regulation of the autonomic nervous system. This intervention sequence will be applied in a single intervention. As a result, an immediate increase in parasympathetic activity could occur, measured by different parameters of heart rate variability, heart rate and respiratory rate. If the results confirm the expected effects, this treatment sequence could be used as a therapeutic resource in patients with pathologies whose symptoms may be related to the deregulation of the autonomic nervous system, such as rheumatoid arthritis, migraine or fibromyalgia, among others.

Connect with a study center

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Sant Cugat Del Vallès, Barcelona 08195
Spain
Active - Recruiting

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