Analysis of Human Tissue Temperature After Application of Therapeutic Modalities.

NCT03601715 | Completed Results DMC

• 1 other identifier: 1.771.454
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Attempting an effective treatment is essential to the physiotherapist to understand how his conducts affect body tissues and the whole system, besides understand properly how and when therapeutic modalities could be use in the rehabilitation process. There are several research articles pointing the use of heat as an efficient agent to accelerate tissue healing. Clarifying the remaining doubts related to therapeutic modalities use can be beneficial for functional rehabilitation. In physiotherapy, shortwave diathermy is one of the standards treatments for heat inducement. The capacitance shortwave technique consists in the use of two pad electrodes that can be positioned in three different arrangements: coplanar (placed side by side on the same aspect of the part to be treated), contraplanar (placed over opposite aspects of the body part to be treated) and longitudinal (one electrode is placed at each end of the limb in opposite aspects of the body par to be treated). There is no evidence of which arrangement is the most efficient. Besides shortwave diathermy being a very established therapeutic modality, the use of this recourse in the most effective way rely on the properly answer of the remaining questions related to its application. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze which one of the capacitance shortwave technique is the most efficient in inducing and maintaining heat. Given the high-frequency waves field orientation could be suggested that the coplanar arrangement will lead to bigger heat inducement, and will maintain it for longer time.

Conditions

Humans; Young Adult; Health

Keywords

Diathermy; Short-Wave Therapy; Body temperature; Skin Temperature

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The Most Effective Capacitance Shortwave Technique in Relation to Temperature Increase and Heat Conservation Measured by Infrared Thermography

  Evaluation of the most effective electrode arrangement (coplanar, contraplanar or longitudinal) in relation to temperature increase and heat conservation. Measured using a infrared camera in three sessions, with a washout period of at least 24 hours.

  3 days

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Temperature Increase

  3 days

• Heat Conservation

  3 days

Study Arms (3)

Coplanar

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Electrode placed side by side on the same aspect of the right tight.

Other: Coplanar

Contraplanar

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Electrode placed over opposite aspects of the right tight.

Other: Contraplanar

Longitudinal

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

One electrode is placed at each end of the limb in opposite aspects of the tight.

Other: Longitudinal

Interventions

Coplanar OTHER

The coplanar arrangement will be applicated in each one of the subjects. The intervention will last 20 minutes. A towel will be placed between the pad electrode and the skin to improve contact, besides, the tight and the electrode will be wrapped with an elastic band for the same purpose. The subject will receive orientation related to the heat intensity, it must be a comfortable perception of heat (the intensity will be regulated on the equipment to guarantee that).

Coplanar

Contraplanar OTHER

The contraplanar arrangement will be applicated in each one of the subjects. The intervention will last 20 minutes. A towel will be placed between the pad electrode and the skin to improve contact, besides, the tight and the electrode will be wrapped with an elastic band for the same purpose. The subject will receive orientation related to the heat intensity, it must be a comfortable perception of heat (the intensity will be regulated on the equipment to guarantee that).

Contraplanar

Longitudinal OTHER

The longitudinal arrangement will be applicated in each one of the subjects. The intervention will last 20 minutes. A towel will be placed between the pad electrode and the skin to improve contact, besides, the tight and the electrode will be wrapped with an elastic band for the same purpose. The subject will receive orientation related to the heat intensity, it must be a comfortable perception of heat (the intensity will be regulated on the equipment to guarantee that).

Longitudinal

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• No orthopedic injury in three months prior to the study;
• A minimum of 19 years of age, and a maximum of 40 years;
• Male;
• Must agree not to practice exercise the day before the study and not ingest caffeine, alcohol, or food one hour before intervention.

You may not qualify if:

• Skinfold minor than 2cm;
• Circulatory system disease;
• Ischemic tissue or malignant tumors;
• External fixation, metal or pacemaker;
• Any thigh open wound;
• Muscular or neurological disease;
• Diabetes diagnosed;
• Cigarette smoker.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Alessandro Haupenthal: lead
• Santa Catarina Federal University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Santa Catarina Federal University

Araranguá, Santa Catarina, 88.906-072, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (10)

• ABIB, R. T. et al. Avaliação da diatermia por ondas curtas contínuo na temperatura superficial do músculo quadríceps. Ciência em Movimento, v. 1, n. 23, p. 69-77, 2010.

  BACKGROUND

• BRASILEIRO, J. S.; FARIA, A. F.; QUEIROZ, L. L. Influància do resfriamento e do aquecimento local na flexibilidade dos músculos isquiotibiais. Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia, v. 11, n. 1, p. 57-61, 2007.

  BACKGROUND

• Delpizzo V, Joyner KH. On the safe use of microwave and shortwave diathermy units. Aust J Physiother. 1987;33(3):152-62. doi: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60592-4.

  PMID: 25025704 BACKGROUND

• Draper DO, Knight K, Fujiwara T, Castel JC. Temperature change in human muscle during and after pulsed short-wave diathermy. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1999 Jan;29(1):13-8; discussion 19-22. doi: 10.2519/jospt.1999.29.1.13.

  PMID: 10100117 BACKGROUND

• Draper DO, Miner L, Knight KL, Ricard MD. The Carry-Over Effects of Diathermy and Stretching in Developing Hamstring Flexibility. J Athl Train. 2002 Mar;37(1):37-42.

  PMID: 12937442 BACKGROUND

• Faul F, Erdfelder E, Lang AG, Buchner A. G*Power 3: a flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. Behav Res Methods. 2007 May;39(2):175-91. doi: 10.3758/bf03193146.

  PMID: 17695343 BACKGROUND

• Garrett CL, Draper DO, Knight KL. Heat distribution in the lower leg from pulsed short-wave diathermy and ultrasound treatments. J Athl Train. 2000 Jan;35(1):50-5.

  PMID: 16558608 BACKGROUND

• Hawkes AR, Draper DO, Johnson AW, Diede MT, Rigby JH. Heating capacity of rebound shortwave diathermy and moist hot packs at superficial depths. J Athl Train. 2013 Jul-Aug;48(4):471-6. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-48.3.04. Epub 2013 Mar 19.

  PMID: 23855362 BACKGROUND

• Ichinoseki-Sekine N, Naito H, Saga N, Ogura Y, Shiraishi M, Giombini A, Giovannini V, Katamoto S. Changes in muscle temperature induced by 434 MHz microwave hyperthermia. Br J Sports Med. 2007 Jul;41(7):425-9. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.032540. Epub 2007 Jan 29.

  PMID: 17261552 BACKGROUND

• Peres SE, Draper DO, Knight KL, Ricard MD. Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy and Prolonged Long-Duration Stretching Increase Dorsiflexion Range of Motion More Than Identical Stretching Without Diathermy. J Athl Train. 2002 Mar;37(1):43-50.

  PMID: 12937443 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fever

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Body Temperature Changes; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Inaihá Benincá
• Organization: Federal University of Santa Catarina

inaiha.b@gmail.com

(+55 48) 3721-6255

Study Officials

• Alessandro Haupenthal, Doctorate

  Santa Catarina Federal University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: A randomized single blind, crossover experimental study.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 3, 2018
• First Posted: July 26, 2018
• Study Start: September 3, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 10, 2018
• Study Completion: December 10, 2018
• Last Updated: May 12, 2020
• Results First Posted: January 2, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
• Time Frame: Immediately following publication. No end date.
• Access Criteria: Anyone who wishes to access the data.

Locations

BR (1)