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NCT Number: NCT06125574

Investigating the Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Stress Management in Medical Students

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate stress biomarkers, subjective stress levels, and cognitive function in medical students. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:

Does regular osteopathic manipulative treatment affect stress in medical students? Does regular osteopathic manipulative treatment affect cognitive function in medical students?

Participants will be split into two groups, control and treatment, and undergo a designated protocol for six weeks. The treatment protocol will include weekly sessions of three OMT techniques: paraspinal inhibition, rib raising, and condylar decompression. Concurrently, participants' salivary cortisol levels will be collected weekly and analyzed using an Invitrogen ELISA Immunoassay Kit. Additionally, cognitive function will be assessed weekly via Lumosity, while stress levels are gauged using the College Student Stress Scale (CSSS) survey.

Researchers will compare one cohort of medical students who receive weekly OMT and another cohort of medical students who have weekly check-ins without OMT to see if OMT can affect changes in stress biomarkers, subjective stress scales, and cognitive function.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress, Job Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Burnout, Psychological Occupational Diseases Occupational Stress Stress, Physiological Stress, Psychological Student Burnout

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Harlem

New York, 10027, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • First-year medical students
  • Not currently receiving osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT)

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant
  • History of spinal surgery

Treatment and study plan

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Other

Individuals in the experimental cohort will undergo a systematic osteopathic manipulative treatment protocol encompassing paraspinal inhibition, rib raising, and condylar decompression techniques.

Primary outcomes

  1. Weekly Cortisol Level

    Time frame: Weekly, over the course of 8 week study

    Salivary Cortisol as measured in an ELISA Immunoassay

  2. College Student Subjective Stress Survey (CSSS) Numerical Score

    Time frame: Weekly, over the course of 8 week study

    Numerical Score collected from the College Student Subjective Stress Survey, a 10-item survey investigating occurrence of stressors over the course of a week, with each item being rated from 1 (Never) to 5 (Very Often). A lower score reflects lower perceived stress while a higher score reflects higher perceived stress.

  3. LPI

    Time frame: Weekly, over the course of 8 week study

    Learning Performance Index Metric from Lumosity

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Touro College and University System

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of Regular OMT on Stress Levels and Cognitive Function in OMS-I Students at Touro COM-NY Harlem

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Nov 9, 2023
Registry last updated
Nov 14, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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