Deep Friction Massage Effects: Asymptomatic

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-26

Study Completion Date

2017-08-16

Brief Summary

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Despite DFM being a widely-used technique and the empirical grounding regarding the importance of the pressure applied, there is no study characterizing the pressure applied during DFM, remaining it a discretion of the physiotherapist. Additionally, it is not known how the amount of pressure applied may influence pain mechanisms and, consequently how it affects the time needed promote an analgesic response.

Having this, our general objective is to establish a dose-response relationship between the pressure applied during DFM and time of onset of analgesia, in the asymptomatic patellar tendon.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Deep Friction Massage

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Deep friction massage P50

In this group it was applied a pressure previously found to be the mean pressure applied by physiotherapists during deep friction massage.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Deep friction massage P50

Intervention Type OTHER

Deep friction massage as described by Dr. James Cyriax, applied with the mean pressure (P50)

Deep friction massage P25

In this group it was applied the percentile 25, of the pressure previously found to be the mean pressure applied by physiotherapists during deep friction massage.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Deep friction massage P25

Intervention Type OTHER

Deep friction massage as described by Dr. James Cyriax, applied with the percentile 25 of the mean pressure (P25)

Deep friction massage P75

In this group it was applied the percentile 75, of the pressure previously found to be the mean pressure applied by physiotherapists during deep friction massage.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Deep friction massage P75

Intervention Type OTHER

Deep friction massage as described by Dr. James Cyriax, applied with the percentile 75 of the mean pressure (P75)

Interventions

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Deep friction massage P50

Deep friction massage as described by Dr. James Cyriax, applied with the mean pressure (P50)

Intervention Type OTHER

Deep friction massage P25

Deep friction massage as described by Dr. James Cyriax, applied with the percentile 25 of the mean pressure (P25)

Intervention Type OTHER

Deep friction massage P75

Deep friction massage as described by Dr. James Cyriax, applied with the percentile 75 of the mean pressure (P75)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* the participants should have an asymptomatic patellar tendon

Exclusion Criteria

* history of previous injury of the lower limbs;
* intake of medication that could interfere with pain mechanisms;
* presence of any factors or conditions that could interfere with the tendinous tissue as well as with the awareness and sensibility to pain.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes