Selective Effect of Foam Rolling and Manual Massage

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health, Subjective; Health Behavior

• Registration Number: NCT04859140
• Lead Sponsor: Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité

Brief Summary

The present double-blinded randomized controlled design aims at comparing the effects of a full-body manual massage and foam rolling intervention. Sixty-five healthy individuals were randomly allocated to foam rolling, manual massage or a control intervention consisting in an autogenic relaxation routine.

Detailed Description

Self-report ratings of perceived anxiety, muscle pain and relaxation were the psychometric outcome variables. Sit-and-reach, toes-touch and mental calculation performances were the behavioral variables. Resting-state alpha and beta power recorded using electroencephalography and galvanic skin resistance measures were the neurophysiological outcome variables.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2021-04
• Study Start: 2021-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-04-01
• Study Completion: 2021-04-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-04-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-04-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-04-21
• Study First Posted: 2021-04-26
• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

• Regular practice of foam rolling (10 min routines, 2-3 times per week over the past 6 months)

Exclusion Criteria

• Chronic medical conditions including functional limitations that might affect proprioception and/or pain perception

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Resting-state electroencephalography	Pretest and an immediate posttest after the intervention	Power of alpha and beta neural oscillations
Changes in mental calculation performances	Pretest and an immediate posttest after the intervention	Iterated substractions for 2 minutes
Change in range of motion measures from standardized flexibility tests	Pretest and an immediate posttest after the intervention	Lower back and hamstring flexibility index from sit-and-reach and toe touch tests
Changes in subjective scores (self-reports on numeric rating scales)	Pretest and an immediate posttest after the intervention	Perceived anxiety and physical sensations (muscle pain, warmth and relaxation) on a numeric rating scale of 10 cm (0: "Complete absence of anxiety/muscle pain/muscle warmth/muscle relaxation"; 10: "Maximal possible levels of anxiety/muscle pain/muscle warmth/muscle relaxation")
Changes in physiological arousal	Pretest and an immediate posttest after the intervention	Skin conductance during resting state periods

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Claude Bernard Lyon 1; 🇫🇷 Villeurbanne, France