The Use of Tensegrity Concept in the Massage of Selected Muscles

NCT06493149 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: WroclawUHSS1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 54
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study design is a randomised, controlled, parallel, two-arm trial. The subjects are randomly assigned to one of the study groups: the intervention group or the control group. The study will analyze the applicability of the tensegrity principle in the massage therapy. The main aim of this study is to examine if the tensegrity principle can be used in massage therapy to increase the effectiveness of the intervention. Contractile and passive mechanical properties are assessed before and after the intervention.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Massage therapy, tensegrity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (30)

• Change in maximal displacement of the deltoid muscle after therapy compared to baseline

  The maximal radial displacement is produced in the muscle belly after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in maximal displacement of the latissimus dorsi muscle after therapy compared to baseline

  The maximal radial displacement is produced in the muscle belly after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in maximal displacement of the and peroneus longus muscle after therapy compared to baseline

  The maximal radial displacement is produced in the muscle belly after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in delay time of the deltoid muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Delay time is the time in which the muscle displacement increases to 10% after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in delay time of the latissimus dorsi muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Delay time is the time in which the muscle displacement increases to 10% after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in delay time of the peroneus longus muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Delay time is the time in which the muscle displacement increases to 10% after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in contraction time of the deltoid muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Contraction time is the time between 10% and 90% of the muscle displacement after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in contraction time of the latissimus dorsi muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Contraction time is the time between 10% and 90% of the muscle displacement after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in contraction time of the peroneus longus muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Contraction time is the time between 10% and 90% of the muscle displacement after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in sustain time of the deltoid muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Sustain time is the time between 50% of maximum contraction to 50% of maximum relaxation of a muscle after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in sustain time of the latissimus dorsi muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Sustain time is the time between 50% of maximum contraction to 50% of maximum relaxation of a muscle after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in sustain time of the peroneus longus muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Sustain time is the time between 50% of maximum contraction to 50% of maximum relaxation of a muscle after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in relaxation time of the peroneus longus muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Relaxation time is the time between 90% of maximum contraction and 50% of maximum relaxation of a muscle after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in relaxation time of the deltoid muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Relaxation time is the time between 90% of maximum contraction and 50% of maximum relaxation of a muscle after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in relaxation time of the latissimus dorsi muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Relaxation time is the time between 90% of maximum contraction and 50% of maximum relaxation of a muscle after the electrical stimulation. Measuring device: TMG S2, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in oscillation frequency of the deltoid muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  The oscillation frequency characterizes the tension of muscle tissue. Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in oscillation frequency of the latissimus dorsi muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  The oscillation frequency characterizes the tension of muscle tissue. Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in oscillation frequency of the peroneus longus muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  The oscillation frequency characterizes the tension of muscle tissue. Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in dynamic stiffness of the deltoid muscle muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  The dynamic stiffness corresponds to the soft tissues' capacity to resist external forces. Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in dynamic stiffness of the latissimus dorsi muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  The dynamic stiffness corresponds to the soft tissues' capacity to resist external forces. Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in dynamic stiffness of the peroneus longus muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  The dynamic stiffness corresponds to the soft tissues' capacity to resist external forces. Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in logarithmic decrement of the deltoid muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Logarithmic decrement is the dissipation of the tissue oscillation. Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in logarithmic decrement of the latissimus dorsi muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Logarithmic decrement is the dissipation of the tissue oscillation. Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in logarithmic decrement of the peroneus longus muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Logarithmic decrement is the dissipation of the tissue oscillation. Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in mechanical stress relaxation time of the deltoid muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Mechanical stress relaxation time is the time needed for the muscle to recover to its initial shape. Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in mechanical stress relaxation time of the latissimus dorsi muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Mechanical stress relaxation time is the time needed for the muscle to recover to its initial shape. Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in mechanical stress relaxation time of the peroneus longus muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Mechanical stress relaxation time is the time needed for the muscle to recover to its initial shape. Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in creep of the deltoid muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Creep is the ratio of relaxation (R) and time between the beginning of the mechanical impulse and the time point of maximal displacement Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in creep of the latissimus dorsi muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Creep is the ratio of relaxation (R) and time between the beginning of the mechanical impulse and the time point of maximal displacement Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

• Change in creep of the peroneus longus muscle after therapy compared to baseline.

  Creep is the ratio of relaxation (R) and time between the beginning of the mechanical impulse and the time point of maximal displacement Measuring device: MyotonPRO, Change = (Value after therapy - baseline)

  1) baseline, 2) immediately after the massage session

Study Arms (3)

Tensegrity massage group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in the tensegrity massage group are provided with the 5-minute massage session in the anterior compartment muscles of the forearm, tensor fasciae latae muscle, brachioradialis muscle, deltoid muscle, latissimus dorsi muscle and peroneus longus muscle.

Other: Massage therapy

Massage group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants in the massage group are provided with the 5-minute massage session in the anterior compartment muscles of the forearm, tensor fasciae latae muscle and brachioradialis muscle

Other: Massage therapy

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Massage therapy OTHER

Participants receive a Swedish massage based on the tensegrity principle.

Massage group; Tensegrity massage group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• age between 18 and 24 years;
• healthy individuals, with no lower and upper extremities pathology;
• PA≥600 MET-min/week assessed by IPAQ questionnaire;
• no medical contraindication of massage therapy;
• body mass index 18,5 \< BMI ≤ 25kg/m2
• signing the informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• individuals suffering from neurologic or orthopaedic problems;
• lower ot upper extremities surgical interventions;
• cancers;
• musculoskeletal disorders
• body mass index 18,5 \> BMI ≥ 25kg/m2
• the lack of informed consent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences: lead

Study Sites (1)

Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences

Wroclaw, Poland

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Bordoni B, Myers T. A Review of the Theoretical Fascial Models: Biotensegrity, Fascintegrity, and Myofascial Chains. Cureus. 2020 Feb 24;12(2):e7092. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7092.

  PMID: 32226693 BACKGROUND

• Swanson RL 2nd. Biotensegrity: a unifying theory of biological architecture with applications to osteopathic practice, education, and research--a review and analysis. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2013 Jan;113(1):34-52. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2013.113.1.34.

  PMID: 23329804 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Massage

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapy, Soft Tissue; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation

Study Officials

• Marcin Piwecki, MSc

  Doctoral School of Physical Culture Science, University of Physical Education in Kraków, Poland

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: a randomised, controlled, parallel, two-arm trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 26, 2024
• First Posted: July 9, 2024
• Study Start: July 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 20, 2024
• Study Completion: October 31, 2025
• Last Updated: May 4, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PL (1)