4th Ventricular Compression Technique on Anxiety

Launched by ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE TECNOLOGIA DA SAÚDE DO PORTO · Apr 26, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a technique called the 4th Ventricle Compression Technique to see how it affects anxiety levels in college students. The trial will involve participants receiving this technique once a week for three weeks. Researchers want to find out if this method can help reduce anxiety in healthy college students who score high on an anxiety questionnaire.

To be eligible for the study, participants need to be between 18 and 25 years old and currently enrolled in college or university. They should not be familiar with the technique being tested, and they must score above 20 on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, which measures anxiety levels. However, individuals who are taking medications for psychological disorders or have certain medical conditions, such as tumors or heart diseases, cannot participate. This study is not yet recruiting participants, but it aims to provide valuable insights into new ways to help students manage anxiety.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Ages between 18 and 25 years old;
• • Be a college/university student;
• • Not have knowledge of the technique used;
• • Achieve a 20 plus score on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory questionnaire.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Use of pharmacological therapy for psychological disorders;
• • Presence of conditions that prevent or contraindicate the technique, including tumors, fractures, dislocations, vertebrobasilar insufficiency, bone diseases, neurological diseases, fever, skin diseases, cardiovascular diseases, psychiatric diseases, increased intracranial pressure.
• • Surgeries or traumas in the specific areas of the technique;
• • Pregnancy;
• • Osteopathic treatments or other manual therapies aimed at reducing anxiety;
• • Evident postural alteration or deformity of the thoracic cage.