Effect of Massage Therapy on Muscle Fatigue

NCT03124238 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UQTR-2016-MASSO
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 36
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The main objective of the current proposal is to investigate the clinical and physiological changes triggered by massage therapy in a group of individuals with chronic low back pain experiencing muscular fatigue. The investigators believe these objectives are in line with the "2014 Massage Therapy Research Fund research priorities", since the results produced by these investigations will generate knowledge with regard to the short term clinical efficacy of massage therapy and will provide critical information related to the physiological mechanisms underlying massage therapy clinical effects. Most importantly, the combined assessment of clinical and physiological outcomes will also yield key information to identify specific biological components of the massage therapy intervention. Determining the presence of a biological mechanism is, as for any treatment, considered one of the necessary criteria to declare a causal relationship between a specific intervention and its associated clinical effects. The investigators strongly believe that the proposed research will contribute to the identification of specific mechanisms that will complement the emerging clinical evidence supporting massage therapy in the treatment of chronic low back pain. The proposed research project will involve researchers and future practitioners of massage therapy. In conjunction with a high quality research environment, it is the goal of the investigators to create an educational environment for undergraduate and graduate students that will foster interdisciplinary collaboration in order to ensure a diversified; high quality training of young researchers and clinician scientists working in the field of manual therapies.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

massage

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Median frequency slope of the lumbar muscles (Hz/s)

  Fatigue will be assess during a extensor muscle endurance task throught surface electromyography electrodes (the more the slope value is negative and high, the more the muscle presents an important fatigue)

  assessed immediatly after massage or rest

• Maximal isometric force of the lumbar muscles (Newtons)

  Back extensor isometric force is assess throught surface electromyography electrodes during a five seconds maximal volontary contraction

  assessed immediatly after massage or rest

Study Arms (2)

Massage

EXPERIMENTAL

Massage therapy of the lumbar muscles in a prone position during 30 minutes

Other: Massage

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Rest during 5 minutes in a prone position

Interventions

Massage OTHER

Massage therapy localized to the back of the individuals for a duration of 30 minutes

Massage

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Non specific low back pain

You may not qualify if:

• Low back pain of specific origin including but not limited to:
• herniated disk fractures spondylolisthesis
• inflammatory rheumatic disease
• infectious disease
• neuromuscular disease
• vascular disease
• connective tissue disease
• severe disabling pain
• neurologic signs and symptoms
• pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

Massage

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapy, Soft Tissue; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation

Study Officials

• Martin Descarreaux, DC PhD

  Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: repeated measures crossover

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 11, 2017
• First Posted: April 21, 2017
• Study Start: May 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2016
• Study Completion: November 1, 2016
• Last Updated: April 24, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share