Real and Sham Diathermy vs Hand Massage in Lower Limbs Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)Effect on Knee Proprioception

NCT ID: NCT02693678

Last Updated: 2019-09-26

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-04-30

Study Completion Date

2016-05-31

Brief Summary

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Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) can have an impact on the proprioception of knee joint . The study aim is to assess the effect of manual massage, diathermy and sham diathermy the proprioception of the knee joint in patients affected by DOMS.

Detailed Description

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Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) can have an impact on the proprioception of knee joint. The study aim is to assess the effect of manual massage, diathermy and sham diathermy on the proprioception of the knee joint in patients affected by DOMS.

Proprioception will be measured with "Technique" an App available on appstore , on the basis of the work on knee proprioception by S M Mir 2008 , and data about pain with numbering pain rating scale (NPRS) and pre-post treatment and global impression of change (PGIC) will be acquired.

Conditions

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Musculoskeletal Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Massage

10 min massage therapy with neutral cream on lower limbs following the patients indications, the points need to be related to the presence of DOMS

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Massage

Intervention Type OTHER

Diathermy

10 min diathermy with neutral cream on lower limbs following the patients indications, the points need to be related to the presence of DOMS

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

DIathermy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Sham diathermy

10 min sham diathermy with neutral cream on lower limbs following the patients indications, the points need to be related to the presence of DOMS

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham diathermy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Interventions

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Massage

Intervention Type OTHER

DIathermy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Sham diathermy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with DOMS after a skimountaineering race

Exclusion Criteria

* Comorbidities, trauma
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Studi Fisioterapici di Montagna

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Lorenzo Visconti

PT

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Lorenzo Visconti

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Studi Fisioterapici di Montagna

References

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Mir SM, Hadian MR, Talebian S, Nasseri N. Functional assessment of knee joint position sense following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Br J Sports Med. 2008 Apr;42(4):300-3. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.044875.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18390774 (View on PubMed)

Visconti L, Capra G, Carta G, Forni C, Janin D. Effect of massage on DOMS in ultramarathon runners: A pilot study. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2015 Jul;19(3):458-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2014.11.008. Epub 2014 Nov 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26118518 (View on PubMed)

Visconti L, Forni C, Coser R, Trucco M, Magnano E, Capra G. Comparison of the effectiveness of manual massage, long-wave diathermy, and sham long-wave diathermy for the management of delayed-onset muscle soreness: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Physiother. 2020 Jan 15;10:1. doi: 10.1186/s40945-019-0073-4. eCollection 2020.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31956433 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Studi FM

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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