Expert vs. Non-expert Abdominal Electromyographic Control in Vojta Therapy

NCT06159426 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: NEUROUSAL04/2023
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Randomized clinical trial on a cohort of healthy subjects of legal age, of both sexes, recruited from the university community and who will be randomly distributed into two groups (expert therapist vs. non-expert therapist). The objective will be to determine if there are differences in the muscular activation produced on the stabilizing muscles of the trunk (external oblique and internal oblique) if it is applied by an expert therapist versus if it is applied by a therapist not specialized in therapy and to know the effects produced on the muscles studied after performing the intervention.

Conditions

Abdominal Muscles

Keywords

Electromyography; Muscle Contraction; Expert Therapist; Outcome and Process Assessment; Health Care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Electromyographic activity in abdominal muscles

  The electromyographic activity of internal and external obliques in nanovolts will be collected before, during and after the intervention.

  Change from Baseline electromyographic activity at 7 minutes.

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Date of birth

  Baseline

• Sex

  Baseline

• Height

  Baseline

• Weight

  Baseline

Study Arms (2)

Expert group

EXPERIMENTAL

The stimulation will be applied by an expert therapist.

Other: Vojta Therapy

Non-expert group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This group will receive the same stimulation as the expert group but in this case it will be applied by a therapist not specialized in therapy.

Other: Vojta Therapy

Interventions

Vojta Therapy OTHER

The subject will be placed on a stretcher with the torso uncovered. Once the adhesive electrodes have been placed in the different recording areas on the anterior part of the trunk, a recording of the activity at rest will begin, two minutes of stimulation (digital pressure), one minute of rest, two minutes of stimulation in the contralateral side and, finally, one minute of rest. The therapy consists of the application of a stimulating pressure in the pectoral area in the pattern of the locomotion complex of reflex rolling in its first phase. For this, the subject will be placed in a supine position aligned with respect to the axial axis, with the arms along the body, the lower extremities in extension, and the head extended with a rotation of approximately 30º towards one side of the stimulation. The manual stimulation pressure will be exerted in the space between the 6th-7th or the 7th-8th rib under the mammillary line, with a force of about 2 kg.

Expert group; Non-expert group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Over 18 years old.
• Full cognitive capacity.

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects with neuro-muscular pathologies that affect the abdominal muscles, previous surgeries in the area or any chronic neurological or organic disorder that may alter the results.
• Vaccinated in the 10 days prior to the intervention
• Fever

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Salamanca: lead

Central Study Contacts

Juan Luis Sánchez González, PhD

CONTACT

+34 660 738 949; juanluissanchez@usal.es

Fátima Pérez Robledo, PhD

CONTACT

+34 619 885 479; fatima_pr@usal.es

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant professor doctor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 28, 2023
• First Posted: December 6, 2023
• Study Start: December 10, 2023
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2024
• Study Completion: February 1, 2024
• Last Updated: December 14, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-12