Immediate Effects of Eurythmy Therapy on Psychophysiological Parameters

The purpose of this study is to investigate different effects of Eurythmy Therapy on psychological and physiological parameters of circulation and thermoregulation

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Eurythmy Therapy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Eurythmy Therapy Movement "R"; Other: Eurythmy Therapy Movement "L"; Other: Eurythmy Therapy Movement "B"; Other: Normal movements during walking or standing

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 24
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 55 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy adults 18-55 Years old, signed informed consent available

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any known diseases of the cardiovascular system, allergic reactions to electrode patches in the past, coffee, alcohol or smoking less than 3 hours prior to the study, insufficient knowledge of the German language

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: CROSSOVER
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Eurythmy Therapy Movement "R"; EYT exercise "R": Positioned between two steps and forearms parallel to the ground, the patient performs a rolling movement like wheels on a wagon. The movement is positioned below shoulder height and is initiated from the shoulder blade.	Other: Eurythmy Therapy Movement "R"
EXPERIMENTAL: Eurythmy Therapy Movement "L"; EYT exercise "L": In a circular and flowing movement the patient leads his hands upwards in front of his body and down again laterally. During elevation of the arms, the patient performs a small hop onto the toes and into knock knees. Lowering his arms, he releases the legs and straightens up again.	Other: Eurythmy Therapy Movement "L"
EXPERIMENTAL: Eurythmy Therapy Movement "B"; EYT exercise "B": The patient describes an embracing movement with both arms and the left leg while balancing on one foot. He then returns to the initial position and repeats the movement using the other leg.	Other: Eurythmy Therapy Movement "B"
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Normal movements during walking or standing; Control exercise: Participants slowly walk across the room, their arms swinging in a natural way. This was designed to control for the most basic upright movement, shifting thermoregulation from resting conditions to exercise conditions, triggering non-thermal factors.	Other: Normal movements during walking or standing

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Pulse Wave Velocity	10 minutes after the movement exercises

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
• Collaborators: University Hospital Tuebingen

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: June 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): June 1, 2016
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): June 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 27, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 29, 2016
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): January 2, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): July 19, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 17, 2017
• Last Verified: July 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: EYT_10

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO