Effects of Dynamic Cupping on Shoulder Active Range of Motion of Senior Male Handball Athletes

Immediate Effects of Dynamic Cupping on Shoulder Active Range of Motion of Senior Male Handball Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to to verify the immediate effects of dynamic cupping on shoulder active range of motion (AROM) of senior male handball athletes.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: cupping

Detailed Description

After completing the questionnaire, 80 senior male handball athletes will be randomly divided into two designated groups, Intervention Group (IG; n = 40) (dynamic cupping therapy) and Control Group (CG; n = 40) (no intervention).

Shoulder AROM (flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, horizontal adduction, horizontal abduction, internal rotation and external rotation movements) will be assessed in both control and intervention groups before (M0) and after (M1) intervention.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 80
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Ricardo Cardoso, PhD; Phone Number: +351914585064; Email: rcardoso@ufp.edu.pt

Study Locations

• Portugal
  • Porto, Portugal, 4200-253 Porto
    • Escola Superior Saúde Fernando Pessoa

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy senior handball athletes in competition with at least three training sessions per week.

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of injury, fracture or surgical intervention in the upper limb in the last six months before the study;
• vestibular, neurological or cardiorespiratory diseases;
• reported pain in the upper limb or spine
• presence of contraindication for cupping (deep venous thrombosis, with active infection or open wound.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group; For the dynamic cupping protocol, the participants will be instructed to remain seated on the massage table with their feet supported, and the technique will applied to the entire shoulder (anterior, lateral and posterior face) and surrounding muscles (upper trapezius and pectoralis major). The cupping will be performed using a plastic cupping cup (5,08 cm in diameter) (K.S. Choi Corp®) and a pistol grip hand pump (K.S. Choi Corp®). The dynamic cupping will be performed for ten minutes, at a slow pace, and consists of applying a small amount of massage cream (ATL®) over the entire shoulder (to obtain the ideal sliding surface for cupping application), insufflation of the suction cup, with two pumps, and sliding it in the direction of the muscle fibers around the shoulder and also in the transversal direction.	Device: cupping; The dynamic cupping will be performed for ten minutes, at a slow pace, and consisted of applying a small amount of massage cream (ATL®) over the entire shoulder (to obtain the ideal sliding surface for cupping application), insufflation of the suction cup, with two pumps, and sliding it in the direction of the muscle fibers around the shoulder and also in the transversal direction.
No Intervention: Control group; Participants in the CG group will remain at rest, sitting on the massage table for 10 minutes.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
active movements of the shoulder	Data will be collected in two moments: baseline (M0) and after the intervention/control (M1). The shoulder range of motion will be measured using a universal goniometer. Participants will be instructed to perform the various active movements of the shoulder on the dominant upper limb. The assessments of the shoulder flexion, extension, abduction and adduction movements will be performed standing up, controlling possible compensations. To assess abduction and horizontal adduction movements, the participants will remain seated on a massage table. Internal and external rotation movements will be assessed on a massage table in supine, without inclination. Measurements will be considered invalid if the participant is compensated with another body part. Three measures will be collected for each movement and the average of the three will be considered.	[Time Frame: Change from Baseline (M0) to Immediately after intervention or control (M1)]

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Fernando Pessoa

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 2, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 9, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): February 23, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 17, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 17, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): January 26, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 9, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 7, 2024
• Last Verified: January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: FISIO-3-29072019

Drug and device information, study documents

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