Comparison of Dry Needle and Massotherapy on Tolerance Effort and Soreness

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• Conditions: Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
• Interventions: Device: Dry needling; Device: Massotherapy

• Registration Number: NCT03619928
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Brief Summary

Introduction: Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a common myogenic condition considered to be a muscle tension injury frequently observed in recreational or experienced athletes, induced in the majority of cases by eccentric and inactive exercises, the most common of which are: tension, pain and impairment muscular and have a course of typical duration of 24 hours and peak between 48 and 72 hours. Among the treatments proposed with the aim of reducing the symptoms of DOMS is massage therapy. However, dry needling is a relatively new technique that has been used in myotendinous lesions and its effects on late muscle pain have not yet been studied. Objective: To compare the impact of dry needling and massage therapy on exercise tolerance, and analgesia of sedentary individuals with late muscle pain induced by eccentric exercise. The present study is characterized as a randomized and blinded comparative study in which male sedentary individuals will be invited in which the late muscle pain will be induced through eccentric contractions and will receive different treatments: dry needling or massage therapy. The upper limb functionality, pain perception, superficial hyperemia and brachial biceps thickness will be compared through the exams: visual analogue pain scale (VAS), digital algometry, thermography, ultrasonography and isometric test.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2018-07
• Study Start: 2018-07-27
• Study First Submitted: 2018-07-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-08-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-08-02
• Study First Posted: 2018-08-08
• Last Update Posted: 2018-08-08
• Primary Completion: 2018-08-27
• Study Completion: 2018-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

not practicing physical activity BMI greater than 18 and less than 30 members of the UFPE community

Exclusion Criteria

making use of analgesic or anti-inflammatory medications acupuncture or dry needling or massage therapy in the last 6 months report of muscle pain orthopedic neurological problems hypertension and diabetes cardiovascular or respiratory diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dry needling	Dry needling	Procedure in which a thin needle is used to penetrate the skin, subcutaneous tissues and muscle with the intention of mechanically stimulating the tissue without the use of an anesthetic. The physiological mechanism supporting the effects of dry needling remains to be clarified. It has been suggested that the needle works according to the pain gate control theory, indicating that one type of sensory input could be inhibited in the Central nervous system by another input
Massotherapy	Massotherapy	Among the therapeutic approaches for DOMS is massage therapy. Several authors have examined the effects of DOMS massage and indirect markers of muscle damage, such as impaired muscle function, edema and muscle changes in blood proteins.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pressure pain threshold	48 hours	Algometry
Delayed onset muscle soreness	48 hours	Visual analogue scale which measures the pain and whose minimum value is zero and the maximum value is 100 millimeters. The higher value is the worse the pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle thickness	48 hours	Ultrassonography
Temperature	48 hours	Thermography
Time limit	48 hours	Isometric performance test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Romero Souza Leão de Albergaria Crasto; 🇧🇷 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil