Effect of Functional Massage in Neuromuscular Response.

Effect of Functional Massage in Gastrocnemious Muscles Neuromuscular Response

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Neuromuscular Diseases
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Functional massage; Other: Conventional massage

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Barcelona
    • Sant Cugat Del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain, 08195
      • Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 40 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Functional massage	Other: Functional massage; It's a massage combined with a stretching of the muscles.
Active Comparator: Conventional massage	Other: Conventional massage; It's a regular massage made with the therapist's hands.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Secondary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 5, 2019
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): June 5, 2019
• Study Completion (Anticipated): June 5, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 23, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 23, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): May 28, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 28, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 23, 2019
• Last Verified: February 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: functional massage; conventional massage; neuromuscular response
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: Protocol 6

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No