Impact of Exercises and Chair Massage on Musculoskeletal Pain of Young Musicians

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Pain

• Registration Number: NCT04366843
• Lead Sponsor: Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education

Brief Summary

The study is tested the idea of two forms of musculoskeletal pain prophylaxis (chair massage and an original set of exercises) among musicians.

The hypothesis of the study was that massage and exercises could be helpful for musicians to avoid pain conected with playing musical instrument.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-11-20
• Primary Completion: 2018-02-02
• Study Completion: 2018-04-04
• Status Verified: 2020-04
• Study First Submitted: 2020-04-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-04-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-04-25
• Study First Posted: 2020-04-29
• Last Update Posted: 2020-04-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

• playing a musical instrument for a minimum of 5 years
• age over 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

• neurological and oncological diseases
• medical contraindication to undertake physical exercise
• contraindications to perform massage
• lack of consent for participation in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in algometric measurements at 4 weeks	Change between Baseline and post-treatment after 4 weeks	The algometric measurement concerned the assessment of muscle pressure sensitivity - pain threshold in kg/cm2 made using the Pain Test FPX Algometer (Wagner).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw; 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Poland