Deep Friction Massage: Symptomatic

NCT03255538 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DFM_2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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 or function in the symptomatic patellar tendon. Having this, our objective is to characterize the pressure applied during deep friction massage and evaluate the immediate effects of different pressures applied during deep friction massage in the time until analgesia as well as in function, in patellar tendinopathy.

Conditions

Tendinopathy

Keywords

patellar tendon

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Time until analgesia

  Time until self reported sensation of analgesia, controlled by a chronometer, since the application of deep friction massage.

  10 minutes

• Numeric Pain Rating Scale

  Self-reported pain intensity.

  20 minutes

• Maximal isometric strength of quadriceps

  Measure of maximal isometric strength, through a dynamometer.

  20 minutes

• Knee flexion range of movement

  Measure of knee flexion range of movement, through a goniometer

  20 minutes

Study Arms (4)

DFM: Mean pressure

EXPERIMENTAL

In this group, deep friction massage will be applied with the mean pressure, previously obtained in a baseline assessment.

Other: DFM: Mean pressure

DFM: Mean pressure - 25%

EXPERIMENTAL

In this group, deep friction massage will be applied will less 25% of the pressure previously obtained in a baseline assessment.

Other: DFM: Mean pressure - 25%

DFM: Mean pressure +25%

EXPERIMENTAL

In this group, deep friction massage will be applied will an increment of 25% of the pressure previously obtained in a baseline assessment.

Other: DFM: Mean pressure + 25%

Control session

NO INTERVENTION

In this group, the participants will rest for 15 minutes

Interventions

DFM: Mean pressure OTHER

Deep friction massage as described by Dr. James Cyriax, performed with the mean pressure previously obtained in a baseline assessment.

DFM: Mean pressure

DFM: Mean pressure + 25% OTHER

Deep friction massage as described by Dr. James Cyriax, performed with the mean pressure previously obtained in a baseline assessment incremented by 25%.

DFM: Mean pressure +25%

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• The participants should have a symptomatic patellar tendon

You may not qualify if:

• History of other previous injuries of the lower limbs;
• Intake of medication that could interfere with pain mechanisms;
• Presence of any factors or conditions that could interfere with the awareness and sensibility to pain.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, Politécnico e Universitário: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cooperativa Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário

Gandra, Paredes, 4585-116, Portugal

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Tendinopathy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Tendon Injuries; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Maria A Paço, PhD

  Cooperativa Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 18, 2017
• First Posted: August 21, 2017
• Study Start: August 21, 2017
• Primary Completion: November 20, 2017
• Study Completion: November 20, 2017
• Last Updated: March 7, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PT (1)