Acute effects of full body automated massage on markers of muscle damage, affective state and domain specific cognitive performance

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• Conditions: Blood Sampling: Markers for Inflammation (C-reactive protein) and muscle damage (Myoglobin, Creatinkinase)Blood sampling for serum cortisol as a stress marker; affective response to massage (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness – DOMS – and Pain VAS, Feeling Scale, Felt Arousal Scale), mobility (hamstring and lower back), ability to concentrate/foucs (Stroop Test)

• Registration Number: DRKS00024848
• Lead Sponsor: Goethe Universität, Institut für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin und Umweltmedizin

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-04-12
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy, age 18-50 years

Exclusion Criteria

chronic internal diseases; cancerous diseases; pregnancy or menstruation (during assessment time) ; musculoskeletal disorders; Thrombosis or vascular diseases; acute or chronic infection and inflammation

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Markers for Inflammation and Muscle Damage

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Affective response and metabolic stress reaction (Serum cortisol)