Clinical trial NCT05769543: WATSU and Body Awareness
Official title: Impact of WATSU on Body Awareness
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Perception, Self
Body Image
Self-Assessment
Keywords: Body Awareness
WATSU
Lead sponsor: Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Medical University of Graz
First posted: 2023-03-15
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: Body awareness (BA) is an essential factor for health and well-being. In 2021, the IOBA (Impact on Body Awareness) study was conducted at the Institute of Physical Medicine \& Rehabilitation at Kepler University Hospital. Thereby, the impact of massage and of gymnastics on BA in healthy individuals was surveyed. The protocol provides a solid basis for further research projects on BA. In the present study, the direct effect of a WATSU® (Shiatsu in Water) application on BA as well as on the state of health of healthy persons will be determined and BA will be further investigated.

In a randomized controlled study with 60 healthy adults in two groups (WATSU and control group), the use of the Awareness Body Chart (ABC) questionnaire and further German questionnaires (Short questionnaire on self-perception of the body, self-rating mood scale - revised) concerning body awareness and well-being should analyse the following hypothesis: There is a difference in the change of BA between the WATSU group and the control group. Before interventions demographic data and further questionnaires concerning health conditions of the participants (Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire, Short Form Health Survey, Brief Symptom Inventory, Like/Dislike Body Chart and additional questions) are administered. Correlations between BA and the results of these tests will be investigated too. All these analyses can provide innovative information about BA and be indicative in the use of physiotherapeutic measures.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Healthy volunteers
* Signing of informed consent by participants and head of the study
* Understanding of German language in order to be able to follow a lecture and complete questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current sick leave
* Pregnancy
* Acute physical or psychological complaints on the day of study participation
* Chronic illnesses / disabilities which contraindicate participation or make it difficult to use the therapy pool
* Current illnesses or injuries

Primary outcomes:
measure: Awareness Body Chart Questionnaire
timeFrame: Before intervention
measure: Awareness Body Chart Questionnaire
timeFrame: Immediately after intervention
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Short questionnaire on self-perception of the body
timeFrame: Before intervention
measure: Short questionnaire on self-perception of the body
timeFrame: Immediately after intervention
measure: Self-rating mood scale - revised
timeFrame: Before intervention
measure: Self-rating mood scale - revised
timeFrame: Immediately after intervention
Other outcomes:
measure: Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire
timeFrame: Before intervention
measure: Short Form Health Survey (SF-12)
timeFrame: Before intervention
measure: Brief Symptom Inventory
timeFrame: Before intervention
measure: Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II)
timeFrame: Before intervention
measure: Body Mass Index
timeFrame: Before intervention
measure: Like/Dislike Body Chart
timeFrame: Before intervention
measure: Additional questions
timeFrame: Before intervention
measure: Charlson Comorbidity Index
timeFrame: Before intervention
measure: Feedback form
timeFrame: Immediately after investigation
Locations:
city: Linz
country: Austria
facility: Kepler University Hospital
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