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Osteopathic Intervention in Professional Handball Players

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Osteopathia
Interventions
Procedure: manual osteopathic intervention
Registration Number
NCT05942690
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Toulouse
Brief Summary

The aim is to study the effectiveness of a common osteopathic intervention in professional handball players on diaphragmatic contractility and its correlations with posture. This study has never been done in healthy subjects. It is a scientific process of objectification of an osteopathic technique commonly performed in this population. The main objective is to assess diaphragmatic contractibility using ultrasound after abdominal osteopathic intervention (OMT).

Detailed Description

The context is that of optimizing the performance of professional handball players. The aim is to study the effectiveness of a common osteopathic intervention in professional handball players on diaphragmatic contractility and its correlations with posture. This study has never been done in healthy subjects. It is a scientific process of objectification of an osteopathic technique commonly performed in this population.

The main objective is to assess diaphragmatic contractibility after abdominal osteopathic intervention (OMT).

The secondary objective is to evaluate the impact of this manual intervention in professional handball players on:

* other diaphragmatic ultrasound data

* on spirometry

* postural control

Prospective pilot non-interventional controlled monocentric study opened in healthy male and female International players who are part of the French Handball team. Approach to objectification of current practice.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • healthy male and female International players who are part of the French Handball team
Exclusion Criteria
  • history of thoracic or diaphragmatic surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
experimentalmanual osteopathic interventionThe intervention evaluated is a technique of prolonged abdominal manual pressure centered on the zone of restriction of mobility called "trigger point" with diaphragmatic aim.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Variation in the fraction of diaphragm thickening (right and left) measured on ultrasound before and after the procedureDay 1

The subject undergoes the ultrasound which will investigate the contractility of the diaphragm muscle. Two expert sonographers from G-ECHO will perform the ultrasound on each of the athletes, and note 3 successive measurements to check the stability of the results.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Variation of the Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) measured in spirometry before and after the interventionDay 1

The subject performs spirometry while standing with a Spirobank spirometer. 3 successive measurements keeping only the highest value.

Inspiratory diaphragmatic thicknessday 1

Inspiratory diaphragmatic thickness will be measured by echography (mm) after manual abdominal osteopathic intervention

diaphragmatic contraction velocityday 1

Diaphragmatic contraction velocity is expressed in % will be measured by echography after manual abdominal osteopathic intervention

diaphragmatic amplitudeday 1

Diaphragmatic amplitude is expressed in mm and will be measured by echography after manual abdominal osteopathic intervention

expiratory diaphragmatic thicknessDay 1

expiratory diaphragmatic thickness will be measured by echography (mm) after manual abdominal osteopathic intervention

Postural analysisDay 2

postural analysis will be perform using Cyber-Sabot type platform. the measurements will be done at day 1 before manual abdominal osteopathic intervention and at day 2

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Maison du Handball

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Créteil, France

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