NCT04863209

Effect of Osteopathic Techiniques on Intraocular Pressure

Effect of Osteopathic Techiniques on Intraocular Pressure: a Randomized Double-blind Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 7 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effects osteopathic techniques at the upper cervical vertebrae or at the sphenopalatine ganglia on the intraocular pressure.

Detailed description

The 7 volunteers will be randomized into 3 groups and there will be an experimental group 1 that will receive a technique of manipulation of the upper cervical, an experimental group 2 that will receive a technique of manipulation of the sphenopalatine ganglion and a control group that will not receive any intervention. Each volunteer will participate in the 3 groups. There will be 4 assessments, one before the procedure and one just after each procedure, including the control.

Conditions

• Intraocular Pressure
• Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Upper cervical manipulation	The patient will receive an upper cervical manipulation as described in the Experimental Group 1.
OTHER	Sphenopalatine ganglion manipulation	The patient will receive a sphenopalatine ganglion as described in the Experimental Group 2.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-28
• Primary completion: 2021-11-09
• Completion: 2021-11-19
• First posted: 2021-04-28
• Last updated: 2021-12-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil