Effect of Percussion Massage Gun on Hamstrings Flexibility.

August 4, 2023 updated by: heba mohamed moawed EL-berkawy, Cairo University

Effect Of Percussion Massage Gun On Hamstrings Flexibility In Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis.

The purpose of this study would be to investigate:

  • The effect of using percussion massage gun on Hamstring flexibility in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
  • The effect of using percussion massage gun on pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
  • The effect of using percussion massage gun on ROM in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
  • The effect of using percussion massage gun on knee function in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is present in about 65% of people with knee pain aged 50 years or older. The condition is associated with knee pain and reduced function and those with progression of tibiofemoral OA. OA are at increased risk of both incidence and Approximately 11 percent of adults with knee osteoarthritis need help with personal care.

Conservative treatment consists of medication and various forms of physiotherapy including heat, massage, electrotherapy and exercises.. The hamstring muscle group have tendency to shorten and the tightening results in increased patello-femoral compressive force, which may eventually lead to patello-femoral syndrome often associated with osteoarthritis .

Percussion Therapy is a relatively new technique that uses a mechanical system, such as the massage gun, to provide percussion massage. The application of percussive massage gun activates the Golgi tendon organ, which triggers a relaxation response, improving circulation and nutrition to the tissue, and reducing tightness and improving flexibility, It also reduces pain perception through the pain gait theory process .

Currently there are no evidence based clinical guidelines for the use of mechanical percussion devices. Further laboratory-based and clinical outcomes studies are needed to best guide clinical practice regarding these devices; however, research should also be informed based on how the devices are utilized by clinicians when providing care to patients. Understanding the knowledge and current trends in the use of mechanical percussion devices among health care professionals may help guide researchers in developing guidelines for research and/or practice. Thus, the purpose of this study was to document the knowledge, clinical application methods, and use of mechanical percussion devices.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

42

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Age - 40 years to 60 years patients of chronic knee OA (Culvenor et al., 2019).

    2. Patients with BMI < 30 kg/m² (not being classified as obese) 3. Patients who are able to walk with painful knee OA without assistive devices.

    4. Patients with knee pain intensity level at least >3 cm on a 10 cm VAS scale in activities such as going up-and downstairs, sitting and squatting.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Radiated pain from low back pain.
  2. Patients with no radiographic evidence of knee OA or with mild OA (grade I according to K/L classification) or with severe OA (grade IV according to K/L classification).
  3. Loss of joint play in tibiofemoral and patellofemoral articulations.
  4. Lower extremity fracture and surgery or trauma to the knee joint.
  5. Neurological deficit or movement disorder related to lower limb.

  6. Those who were athletes or who had been treated with physiotherapy or medications during the previous 6 weeks

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Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: receive percussion massage gun and conventional physical therapy program
Device: Percussion massage gun
Percussion massage gun on hamstrings flexibility in patients with knee Osteoarthritis.
Other Names:
  • conventional physical therapy program
Other: receive conventional physical therapy program only for knee osteoarthrities
Device: Percussion massage gun
Percussion massage gun on hamstrings flexibility in patients with knee Osteoarthritis.
Other Names:
  • conventional physical therapy program

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
hamstring flexibility
Time Frame: baseline (1 month )
measuring flexibility of hamstrings through sit and reach test and active knee extension
baseline (1 month )

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
measuring pain
Time Frame: baseline (1 month )
through visual analogue scale .
baseline (1 month )
measuring Function
Time Frame: baseline (1 month)
through WOMAC questionnaire.
baseline (1 month)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cairo University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

August 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

May 1, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 30, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 4, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

August 14, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 14, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 4, 2023

Last Verified

August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • percussion gun on Knee OA

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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