Effects of Dynamic Cupping on Shoulder Active Range of Motion of Senior Male Handball Athletes

NCT ID: NCT06226961

Last Updated: 2024-04-09

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-02-02
• Study Completion Date: 2024-02-23

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to to verify the immediate effects of dynamic cupping on shoulder active range of motion (AROM) of senior male handball athletes.

Detailed Description

After completing the questionnaire, 80 senior male handball athletes will be randomly divided into two designated groups, Intervention Group (IG; n = 40) (dynamic cupping therapy) and Control Group (CG; n = 40) (no intervention).

Shoulder AROM (flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, horizontal adduction, horizontal abduction, internal rotation and external rotation movements) will be assessed in both control and intervention groups before (M0) and after (M1) intervention.

Conditions

Healthy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention group

For the dynamic cupping protocol, the participants will be instructed to remain seated on the massage table with their feet supported, and the technique will applied to the entire shoulder (anterior, lateral and posterior face) and surrounding muscles (upper trapezius and pectoralis major). The cupping will be performed using a plastic cupping cup (5,08 cm in diameter) (K.S. Choi Corp®) and a pistol grip hand pump (K.S. Choi Corp®). The dynamic cupping will be performed for ten minutes, at a slow pace, and consists of applying a small amount of massage cream (ATL®) over the entire shoulder (to obtain the ideal sliding surface for cupping application), insufflation of the suction cup, with two pumps, and sliding it in the direction of the muscle fibers around the shoulder and also in the transversal direction.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

cupping

Intervention Type: DEVICE

The dynamic cupping will be performed for ten minutes, at a slow pace, and consisted of applying a small amount of massage cream (ATL®) over the entire shoulder (to obtain the ideal sliding surface for cupping application), insufflation of the suction cup, with two pumps, and sliding it in the direction of the muscle fibers around the shoulder and also in the transversal direction.

Control group

Participants in the CG group will remain at rest, sitting on the massage table for 10 minutes.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

cupping

The dynamic cupping will be performed for ten minutes, at a slow pace, and consisted of applying a small amount of massage cream (ATL®) over the entire shoulder (to obtain the ideal sliding surface for cupping application), insufflation of the suction cup, with two pumps, and sliding it in the direction of the muscle fibers around the shoulder and also in the transversal direction.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy senior handball athletes in competition with at least three training sessions per week.

Exclusion Criteria

• history of injury, fracture or surgical intervention in the upper limb in the last six months before the study;
• vestibular, neurological or cardiorespiratory diseases;
• reported pain in the upper limb or spine
• presence of contraindication for cupping (deep venous thrombosis, with active infection or open wound.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 39 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University Fernando Pessoa

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Escola Superior Saúde Fernando Pessoa

Porto, , Portugal

Countries

Portugal

Other Identifiers

FISIO-3-29072019

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id