Sample
medical illness, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, psychiatric disorder
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, ENDOCRINE DISORDER
The study participants consisted of Fire Service cadets from the State Fire Service College. Fifty-seven cadets (30-man group with craniosacral therapy, 27-man group with placebo) aged 18–24 (21.63 ± 1.41), with a mean Body Mass Index of 24.44 ± 3.05 kg/mInclusion criteria were as follows: male, firefighter academy cadet and voluntary participation.Exclusion criteria included any history of osteopathic therapy, daily smoking, alcohol abuse, heavy caffeine use (> 300 mg/day), medication intake, drug abuse, reported medical illness, history of endocrine disorder, psychiatric disorder and cardiovascular disease.A random number generator was used to assign the subjects to the groups. Each participant received a number drawn for allocation to one of the study groups. The therapeutic intervention sessions were conducted once a week for five consecutive weeks, with experimental sessions conducted between 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.