NCT01275482

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Transverse Friction Massage (TFM) in Latent Myofascial Trigger points (MTrP) is more effective making this technique in two different ways.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for early_phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2011

Shorter than P25 for early_phase_1

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2011

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 10, 2011

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 12, 2011

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

April 7, 2011

Status Verified

April 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

January 10, 2011

Last Update Submit

April 6, 2011

Conditions

Myofascial Trigger PointsMyofascial Pain

Keywords

Latent Myofascial trigger point.Transverse friction massageLocal twitch responseEffectiveness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change from Baseline in Pressure pain Threshold (PPT)during treatment.

    The PPT is defined as the minimal amount of pressure where a sense of pressure first changes to discomfort or pain in a certain point

    Pre and post treatment every session and 1 week after last session

Study Arms (2)

isolated contractions caused

EXPERIMENTAL

The investigators do TFM causing isolated contractions in de muscle fibers containing de latent trigger point.

Procedure: Transverse friction massage (TFM)

No isolated contraction caused

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The investigators don´t cause contraction during the TFM

Procedure: Transverse friction massage (TFM)

Interventions

Transverse friction massage (TFM)PROCEDURE

The TFM was describe of Cyriax as an effective method to treat soft tissues. It is a massage done always in perpendicular direction of damage tissue. During the massage, we can caused isolated contractions from the fiber muscles containing the latent trigger points.

Also known as: Cyriax massage
isolated contractions caused

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexmale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Having latent myofascial trigger points in anterior deltoid
  • Visual local twitch response

You may not qualify if:

  • Having active Myofascial trigger points in anterior deltoid
  • Having suffered injuries or surgery in upper limb.
  • Pain in the first evaluation session.
  • Not obtaining local twitch response

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

UCLM

Toledo, Toledo, 45071, Spain

Location

Study Officials

  • Jose Miota, PhT

    UCastilla-La Mancha

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
early phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 10, 2011

First Posted

January 12, 2011

Study Start

January 1, 2011

Primary Completion

March 1, 2011

Study Completion

March 1, 2011

Last Updated

April 7, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-04

Locations

ES(1)