The Effect of CV4 and Sacral Technique on the Alpha Bands Power

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effect of CV4 and Sacral Technique on the Alpha Bands Power: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Compression of the fourth ventricle (CV4), is the most studied cranial technique, commonly used by Osteopathy in Cranial Field practitioners. Evidence attributed to CV4 some effects on nervous system functions, however, the supporting evidence for CV4 clinical benefits is promising but still poor. The osteopathic tradition considers the sacrum linked to the cranium through anatomical and functional connections. To our knowledge, no studies explored the potential effect of a sacral technique on brain activity as an indicator of a neurophysiological connection between the occiput and sacrum. This study aims to explore this effect by measuring the alpha-band activity during the application of a sacral technique (ST) compared to the CV4 application.

Clinical Trial Description

Forty healthy volunteers will receive a combination of CV4 technique, CV4 sham, sacral technique (ST) and sacral sham technique (sST).

Each session, split by a 4-hour washout, will start with 10 min of no treatment (resting state), followed by two randomized interventions. Alpha EEG will be continuously recorded during each intervention and 10 min after, for a total of approximately 50-60 min per session. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy
• Osteopathic Manipulation

• NCT number: NCT04492917
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Istituto Superiore di Osteopatia di Milano
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 10, 2018
• Completion date: October 25, 2018