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Effect of Physical Activity Following Thoracic Mobilization on Heart Rate Variability and Pressure Pain Threshold.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Healthy
Registration Number
NCT02543008
Lead Sponsor
Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Brief Summary

Comparison of the effects of physical activity (treadmill running) plus thoracic mobilization, physical activity only or a placebo intervention (only manual contact thoracic mobilization), on heart rate variability and pressure pain threshold.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria
  • Asymptomatic subjects
  • Sedentary
Exclusion Criteria
  • Spinal pain
  • Historic of trauma/surgery to the spine
  • Diabetes
  • Hypo/hyperthyroidism
  • Alcoholic
  • Smoker
  • Hypertension

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Heart rate variabilityChange from baseline, immediately after, and 15 minutes after the intervention.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pressure pain thresholdChange from baseline, mimediately after, and 15 minutes after the intervention.

Digital algometer will be applied to C7 and T4 spinous process, right hand and right tibialis anterior muscle belly

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude

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Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude
🇧🇷Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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