Comparison of Dry Needle and Massotherapy on Tolerance Effort and Soreness

NCT03619928 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: DN, massotherapy and DOMS
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Introduction: Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a common myogenic condition considered to be a muscle tension injury frequently observed in recreational or experienced athletes, induced in the majority of cases by eccentric and inactive exercises, the most common of which are: tension, pain and impairment muscular and have a course of typical duration of 24 hours and peak between 48 and 72 hours. Among the treatments proposed with the aim of reducing the symptoms of DOMS is massage therapy. However, dry needling is a relatively new technique that has been used in myotendinous lesions and its effects on late muscle pain have not yet been studied. Objective: To compare the impact of dry needling and massage therapy on exercise tolerance, and analgesia of sedentary individuals with late muscle pain induced by eccentric exercise. The present study is characterized as a randomized and blinded comparative study in which male sedentary individuals will be invited in which the late muscle pain will be induced through eccentric contractions and will receive different treatments: dry needling or massage therapy. The upper limb functionality, pain perception, superficial hyperemia and brachial biceps thickness will be compared through the exams: visual analogue pain scale (VAS), digital algometry, thermography, ultrasonography and isometric test.

Conditions

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

Keywords

Dry needling; Massotherapy; Delayed onset muscle soreness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Pressure pain threshold

  Algometry

  48 hours

• Delayed onset muscle soreness

  Visual analogue scale which measures the pain and whose minimum value is zero and the maximum value is 100 millimeters. The higher value is the worse the pain.

  48 hours

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Muscle thickness

  48 hours

• Temperature

  48 hours

• Time limit

  48 hours

Study Arms (2)

Dry needling

EXPERIMENTAL

Procedure in which a thin needle is used to penetrate the skin, subcutaneous tissues and muscle with the intention of mechanically stimulating the tissue without the use of an anesthetic. The physiological mechanism supporting the effects of dry needling remains to be clarified. It has been suggested that the needle works according to the pain gate control theory, indicating that one type of sensory input could be inhibited in the Central nervous system by another input

Device: Dry needling

Massotherapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Among the therapeutic approaches for DOMS is massage therapy. Several authors have examined the effects of DOMS massage and indirect markers of muscle damage, such as impaired muscle function, edema and muscle changes in blood proteins.

Device: Massotherapy

Interventions

Dry needling DEVICE

20 minutes through a sterile, disposable Dong Bang® needle size of 0.25X30 mm. At the moment of insertion of the needle, the therapist will perform a muscular shortening around the application site, in a pincer movement performed by the index and thumb fingers, in order to isolate the muscle fibers of the biceps brachii. Five needles will be applied to the short head brachii biceps in five points: origin, insertion, center of the muscular womb (60% of the distance from the medial acromion to the cubital fossa in the elbow line) and two points equidistant from the center 2 cm.

Dry needling

Massotherapy DEVICE

A 20-minute massage will be applied to the non-dominant upper limb exercised by a therapist for the massage condition. The massage will consist of: 1) surface slip; 2) deep slip; 3) kneading; 4) friction with the thumbs; 5) friction with four fingers; 6) percussions with open and alternating hands; 7) percussions with open and simultaneous hands; 8) tapping; and 9) surface slip.

Massotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• not practicing physical activity BMI greater than 18 and less than 30 members of the UFPE community

You may not qualify if:

• making use of analgesic or anti-inflammatory medications acupuncture or dry needling or massage therapy in the last 6 months report of muscle pain orthopedic neurological problems hypertension and diabetes cardiovascular or respiratory diseases

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Federal de Pernambuco: lead

Study Sites (1)

Romero Souza Leão de Albergaria Crasto

Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Dry Needling

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Officials

• Romero SL Crasto, Esp.

  Master student, program in physical therapy

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Romero SL Crasto, Esp.

CONTACT

81992266788; romeroslac@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal researcher

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 27, 2018
• First Posted: August 8, 2018
• Study Start: July 27, 2018
• Primary Completion: August 27, 2018
• Study Completion: October 1, 2018
• Last Updated: August 8, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BR (1)