Diathermy Compared With Sham Diathermy in Doms Management

Phase 4

Terminated

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Interventions: Device: Diathermy

• Registration Number: NCT02367079
• Lead Sponsor: Studi Fisioterapici di Montagna

Brief Summary

To investigate the effect of hand massage, switched on diathermy or sham/switched off diathermy on DOMS in a group of athletes suffering DOMS after a ski mountaineering race.

Detailed Description

This study examine DOMS in athletes following a ski mountaineering race, pain measured with numbering pain rating scale NPRS and perceived global improvement (PGIC) after treatment have been measured after a massage treatment, a diathermy treatment and a sham diathermy treatment.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-04
• Primary Completion: 2014-04
• Study Completion: 2014-04
• Study First Submitted: 2015-01-21
• Status Verified: 2015-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-02-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-02-12
• Study First Posted: 2015-02-20
• Last Update Posted: 2015-02-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy patients who complaints about D.O.M.S. after a skimountaneering race

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient who complain of pathology such trauma or declaring consuming drugs for pain management where excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Switched OFF diathermy	Diathermy	Switched OFF diathermy was used on DOMS compared to REAL diathermy
Switched on diathermy	Diathermy	Switched on diathermy was used on DOMS compared to sham diathermy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Numering pain rating scale	Day 1	Numering pain rating scale was assessed pre e post treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Studi fisioterapici di Montagna; 🇮🇹 Aosta, Italy