Does venous sinus drainage (VSD) technique have an effect on theta brain wave pattern amongst patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), in comparison to no treatment? - single case study with multiple baseline.
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- Title
- Does venous sinus drainage (VSD) technique have an effect on theta brain wave pattern amongst patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), in comparison to no treatment? - single case study with multiple baseline.
- Author(s)
- Pinto, H
- Abstract
- Background:ADHD is the most common childhood onset psychiatric disorder and common treatment approaches are pharmacology, behavioural therapy, and neuro feedback.Osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) treatment is recognized for ADHD, showing results reducing ADH D symptomatology. Objective: Verifying the influence of VSD technique on the theta brain wave of patients with ADHD. Design: single-case ABAB study where A was baseline and B was Treatment phase. Methods: lnclusion criteria specified males, between five and eleven years old and meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed) (DSM-IV) criteria for ADHD. Participants would be excluded if they were on ADHD pharmacologytherapy and/or suffer from epilepsy. The main outcome measure was a daily average of theta brain wave power, which was analysed following a statistical process control. Double standard deviation was considered for normal distribution, reducing the chances of a false positive to 5%. Behavioural tests based on DSM lV criteria for ADHD were used to verify behavioural changes. Results: Theta brain wave power was not proven to be influenced in a positive way by the VSD technique, however, the results of the behavioural test show an improvement of the ADHD symptomatology. Discussion: The results can be associated with several factors: theta brain wave power not being the appropriate outcome measure; collected data should be filtered accordingly to avoid artefacts; the lack of appropriate measures to avoid bias on the behavioural test; and a blind study design to avoid a placebo effect or participant conditioning. Conclusion: Results showed theta brain wave did not have a reduction in power. However, behavioural test results showed ADHD symptomatology reduced, with incidence on the hyperactivity-impulsivity field. To conclude, this study does not show that VSD technique influences theta brain wave pattern of patients with ADHD. Future research should consider theta-beta ratio as an outcome measure and implement strategies to minimize influence of artefacts on data gathered by BCI and avoid bias on behavioural tests results. The use of a blind study design should also be considered to avoid the placebo effect and conditioning of participants.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2017
- Date Submitted
- 4.12.2017 17:06:21
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 16057
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- VSD - venous sinus drainage, ADHD - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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Pinto, H, “Does venous sinus drainage (VSD) technique have an effect on theta brain wave pattern amongst patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), in comparison to no treatment? - single case study with multiple baseline.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 23, 2025, https://library.wso.at/s/orw/item/479