Classic and Sham Massage on Psychological and Physical Functional Variables in Athletes

NCT03178604 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ID0015
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this study we intend to apply a treatment protocol for hamstrings that can be beneficial for a good recovery. Initially, a sample of athletes with hamstring shortening was chosen. Once the sample is chosen, it will be divided into two groups: group 1 (G.1) who will receives a sham massage, group 2 (G.2) that receives the classic massage. To finalize the study comparing the results of the two groups to observe the experimental protocol obtains better results. Material and methods The sample of an athletic club. Recruiting subjects between 18 and 45 years old without other injuries of the lower limb. Subjects with shortening of the hamstring muscles are available through the specific shortening test. This is a randomized controlled trial. Subjects were randomly assigned to two intervention groups (1 treatment and 1 placebo control). The intervention consists of 4 sessions for 1 month. The sessions have a duration of 45 minutes. Evaluations are performed at the beginning of treatment, at the end of treatment. Participants also perform strengthening exercises three days a week, a total of 3 sets with 15 repetitions each. Group 1 receives a sham massage of the quadriceps and hamstrings. Group 2 receives a classic massage of the quadriceps and hamstrings. The assessments consist of knee and hip goniometry, lumbar and hamstring flexibility by finger-to-floor testing, and complete the questionnaire Mood Status Profile (POMS), Which evaluates the states of mind.

Conditions

Hamstring Contractures

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Popliteal test

  It is a specific test that is performed in supine position. The subject flexes the hip until it reaches 90º, while keeping the knee flexed. Subsequently, he takes the ankle and takes the knee to an extension position passively. In this position, one takes measure of the degrees that are lacking until the complete extension. During the test, it should be ensured that there are no compensations.

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Hip flexion test

  4 weeks

• Range of motion

  4 weeks

• Lumbar flexibility

  4 weeks

• Emotional state of the athlete

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Classic massage

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Classic massage (CM) treatment based on petrissage. It applies: 1 minute of mild effleurage, 5 minutes of deep effleurage with the thumbs, 5 minutes of firm kneading and 1 minute of tapotement (20 minutes in total). This procedure was repeated for each muscle group.

Other: Classic massage

Sham massage

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Sham massage (SM). 20 minutes in total soft effleurage was performed. This procedure was repeated for each muscle group.

Other: Sham massage

Interventions

Classic massage OTHER

It involves applying the classic massage techniques: effleurage (gliding or sliding movement over the skin with a smooth continuous motion following the direction of the muscle fibers of the superficial muscles in a distal to proximal direction); petrissage (lifting, wringing, or squeezing of soft tissues in a kneading motion, or pressing or rolling of the tissues under or between the hands); tapotement (various parts of the hand striking the tissues at a fairly rapid rate). The general objective is to improve extensibility of muscle, tendon, fascia, joint capsule, and ligamentous structures.

Classic massage

Sham massage OTHER

This group received a placebo intervention at the same time as the other group, maintaining only soft touch with the participant without exerting any mechanical pressure.

Sham massage

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• The sample comes from two athletic clubs of Valencia with subjects between 18 and 30 years old without lower limb injuries, with shortening of the hamstring muscles selected by the specific shortening test.

You may not qualify if:

• Muscle-skeletal injuries in any part of the body are excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Valencia: lead

Study Sites (1)

Gemma Victoria Espí López

Valencia, 46010, Spain

Location

Study Officials

• Gemma V Espí López, Dr

  Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Spain

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 3, 2017
• First Posted: June 7, 2017
• Study Start: June 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2017
• Study Completion: August 2, 2017
• Last Updated: November 12, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)