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Effect of Attentional Touch in Stabilometric Assessments

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Postural Balance
Registration Number
NCT06066047
Lead Sponsor
Accademia Italiana Medicina Osteopatica
Brief 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.

Detailed Description

Stabilometry measurements will be taken on asymptomatic volunteers before and after several specific treatments, in particular to measure whether the variance in sway speed is reduced after the treatments. The effect of attentional versus non-attentional touch will be compared in the other two groups, in addition to a control group that receives no treatment.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
210
Inclusion Criteria

• aymptomatics

Exclusion Criteria
  • serious illnesses
  • balance disorders
  • recent trauma (within 2 years) to the lower limbs

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
the velocity variation of the displacement of the centre of pressure (CoP).30 minutes

The variable is measured with a stabilometric scale (Cyber Sabots) by sampling the signal at 40 Hz.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Studio osteopatico Bettoni

🇮🇹

Mantova, Italy

Studio osteopatico Bettoni
🇮🇹Mantova, Italy
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