Effect of Functional Massage in Neuromuscular Response.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Neuromuscular Diseases
• Interventions: Other: Conventional massage; Other: Functional massage

• Registration Number: NCT03964961
• Lead Sponsor: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Brief Summary

The study compares the effects of two types of massage: a conventional massage and a functional massage, in the neuromuscular response of the gastrocnemious muscles.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Study Start: 2019-02-05
• Study First Submitted: 2019-05-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-05-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-05-23
• Study First Posted: 2019-05-28
• Last Update Posted: 2019-05-28
• Primary Completion: 2019-06-05
• Study Completion: 2019-06-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

• Muscle injury in the last two months
• To not understand the study orders
• Suffer a musculoskeletal disorder that doesn't allow the subject to do the study protocol

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Conventional massage	Conventional massage	-
Functional massage	Functional massage	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Elasticity change	5 minute before the intervention, and 5 minute after the intervention	Capacity to recover its initial shape after the removal of the external force that lead to its deformation, using a "Myoton" (logarithmic decrement of the tissue's oscillation).
Relaxation change	5 minute before the intervention, and 5 minute after the intervention	Time for a muscle to recover its shape from deformation after the removal of an external force, using a "Myoton" (miliseconds).
Contraction time change	2 minutes before the intervention, and 8 minutes after the intervention	Time between 10% and 90% of the contraction of the muscle that is being excited with an electric impulse, using an electromyography test (miliseconds).
Relaxation time change	2 minutes before the intervention, and 8 minutes after the intervention	time between 90% and 50% of the relaxation of the muscle after being impulsed with an electric impulse, using an electromyography test (miliseconds).
Stiffness change	5 minute before the intervention, and 5 minute after the intervention	Resistance to an external force that deforms its initial shape, using a "Myoton" (N/m).
Delay time change	2 minutes before the intervention, and 8 minutes after the intervention	Time between an electric impulse and 10% of the contraction of the muscle that is being excited with an electric impulse, using an electromyography test (miliseconds).
Sustain time change	2 minutes before the intervention, and 8 minutes after the intervention	time between 50% of the contraction and 50% of the relaxation of the muscle after being impulsed with an electric impulse, using an electromyography test (miliseconds).
Maximal displacement change	2 minutes before the intervention, and 8 minutes after the intervention	Maximal displacement of the muscle after being excited with an electric impulse, using an electromyography test (miliseconds).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gastrocnemious strength change	8 minutes before the intervention, and 2 minutes after the intervention	Isometric strength of the gastrocnemious muscles using a handheld dynamometer "microFET 2" (newtons).
Passive ankle dorsiflexion change	6 minutes before the intervention, and 4 minutes after the intervention	Passive range of motion of the ankle dorsiflexion, using an inclinometer (degrees).
Jump height change	10 minutes before the intervention, and 1 minute after the intervention	Maximum jump height with one leg using the application "My Jump 2" (centimeters).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya; 🇪🇸 Sant Cugat Del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain