# Effects of an Osteopathic Manual Therapy Protocol on Heart Rate Variability, Stress, and Anxiety in Young Adults

> **NCT07670806** · NA · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto** · enrollment: 30 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Stress
- Anxiety

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Fourth Ventricle Technique
- **OTHER:** Suboccipital Decompression
- **OTHER:** Diaphragm Myofascial Release Technique
- **OTHER:** Sacral Rock
- **OTHER:** Sham Cranial Listening

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07670806
- **Lead sponsor:** Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-06
- **Primary completion:** 2026-08
- **Final completion:** 2026-09
- **Target enrollment:** 30 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07670806

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07670806, "Effects of an Osteopathic Manual Therapy Protocol on Heart Rate Variability, Stress, and Anxiety in Young Adults". Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-20 from https://api.morvs.ai/clinical/NCT07670806. Licensed CC0.

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