Effects of Pre-event Massage on Muscle Activity

• Sponsor: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Other)
• Overall Status: Recruiting
• CT.gov ID: NCT04986059
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 60
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Anticipated Duration (Months): 6
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 10

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The study observes the effect of a pre-event massage on the gastrocnemius and Hamstring muscles on muscle activity.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Neuromuscular Diseases	Other: Pre-event massage	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 60 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Effects of Pre-event Massage on Muscle Activity During Jump Activities on Gastrocnemius and Hamstring Muscles
• Anticipated Study Start Date: Oct 1, 2021
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: Mar 1, 2022
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Apr 1, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Pre-event massage	Other: Pre-event massage; Five minutes massage, combining superficial and high-frequency techniques of massage applied with the therapist hands on gastrocnemius and hamstring muscles
No Intervention: Control

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Muscle activity (microVolts) [Change between baseline(immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention]

   sEMG is a NON-invasive method that measures the electrical activity of the muscle generated by the passage of the nerve impulse, which causes depolarization of the muscle cell membrane during excitation. Once the muscle is contracted and receives electrical signals, the electrodes pick up these signals and record them on the device application.

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Jump Force (Newtons) [Change between baseline(immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention)]

   Jump Force will be measured using the Myjump app

2. Jump speed (m/s) [Change between baseline(immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention)]

   Jump Speed will be measured using the Myjump app

3. Jump Height (cm) [Change between baseline(immediately before intervention) and post intervention (immediately after intervention)]

   Jump Height will be measured using the Myjump app

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 40 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Exclusion Criteria:

• Muscle injury in the last two months

• Suffer a musculoskeletal disorder that doesn't allow the subject to do the study protocol

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Universitat Internacional Catalunya	Barcelona	Sant Cugat	Spain	08195

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Albert Pérez Bellmunt, Principal Investigator, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04986059
• Other Study ID Numbers: Protocol 4B
• First Posted: Aug 2, 2021
• Last Update Posted: Aug 2, 2021
• Last Verified: Jul 1, 2021

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Keywords provided by Albert Pérez Bellmunt, Principal Investigator, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya: Pre-competition massage; Pre-event massage; Gastrocnemius; Superficial Electromyography; Hamstrings
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Neuromuscular Diseases

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 2, 2021