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Deep Friction Massage: Symptomatic

Primary Purpose

Tendinopathy

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Portugal
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
DFM: Mean pressure
DFM: Mean pressure - 25%
DFM: Mean pressure + 25%
Sponsored by
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, Politécnico e Universitário
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Tendinopathy focused on measuring patellar tendon

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 40 Years (Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The participants should have a symptomatic patellar tendon

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of other previous injuries of the lower limbs;
  • Intake of medication that could interfere with pain mechanisms;
  • Presence of any factors or conditions that could interfere with the awareness and sensibility to pain.

Sites / Locations

  • Cooperativa Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm 4

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Experimental

No Intervention

Arm Label

DFM: Mean pressure

DFM: Mean pressure - 25%

DFM: Mean pressure +25%

Control session

Arm Description

In this group, deep friction massage will be applied with the mean pressure, previously obtained in a baseline assessment.

In this group, deep friction massage will be applied will less 25% of the pressure previously obtained in a baseline assessment.

In this group, deep friction massage will be applied will an increment of 25% of the pressure previously obtained in a baseline assessment.

In this group, the participants will rest for 15 minutes

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Time until analgesia
Time until self reported sensation of analgesia, controlled by a chronometer, since the application of deep friction massage.
Numeric Pain Rating Scale
Self-reported pain intensity.
Maximal isometric strength of quadriceps
Measure of maximal isometric strength, through a dynamometer.
Knee flexion range of movement
Measure of knee flexion range of movement, through a goniometer

Secondary Outcome Measures

Full Information

First Posted
August 18, 2017
Last Updated
March 5, 2018
Sponsor
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, Politécnico e Universitário
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03255538
Brief Title
Deep Friction Massage: Symptomatic
Official Title
Deep Friction Massage Effects on Pain and Function in Patellar Tendinopathy
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
March 2018
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
August 21, 2017 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
November 20, 2017 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
November 20, 2017 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, Politécnico e Universitário

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Despite DFM being a widely-used technique and the empirical grounding regarding the importance of the pressure applied, there is no study characterizing the pressure applied during DFM, remaining it a discretion of the physiotherapist. Additionally, it is not known how the amount of pressure applied may influence pain mechanisms or function in the symptomatic patellar tendon. Having this, our objective is to characterize the pressure applied during deep friction massage and evaluate the immediate effects of different pressures applied during deep friction massage in the time until analgesia as well as in function, in patellar tendinopathy.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Tendinopathy
Keywords
patellar tendon

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Crossover Assignment
Masking
Participant
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
10 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
DFM: Mean pressure
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
In this group, deep friction massage will be applied with the mean pressure, previously obtained in a baseline assessment.
Arm Title
DFM: Mean pressure - 25%
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
In this group, deep friction massage will be applied will less 25% of the pressure previously obtained in a baseline assessment.
Arm Title
DFM: Mean pressure +25%
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
In this group, deep friction massage will be applied will an increment of 25% of the pressure previously obtained in a baseline assessment.
Arm Title
Control session
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
In this group, the participants will rest for 15 minutes
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
DFM: Mean pressure
Intervention Description
Deep friction massage as described by Dr. James Cyriax, performed with the mean pressure previously obtained in a baseline assessment.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
DFM: Mean pressure - 25%
Intervention Description
Deep friction massage as described by Dr. James Cyriax, performed with the mean pressure previously obtained in a baseline assessment decremented by 25%.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
DFM: Mean pressure + 25%
Intervention Description
Deep friction massage as described by Dr. James Cyriax, performed with the mean pressure previously obtained in a baseline assessment incremented by 25%.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Time until analgesia
Description
Time until self reported sensation of analgesia, controlled by a chronometer, since the application of deep friction massage.
Time Frame
10 minutes
Title
Numeric Pain Rating Scale
Description
Self-reported pain intensity.
Time Frame
20 minutes
Title
Maximal isometric strength of quadriceps
Description
Measure of maximal isometric strength, through a dynamometer.
Time Frame
20 minutes
Title
Knee flexion range of movement
Description
Measure of knee flexion range of movement, through a goniometer
Time Frame
20 minutes

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
40 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: The participants should have a symptomatic patellar tendon Exclusion Criteria: History of other previous injuries of the lower limbs; Intake of medication that could interfere with pain mechanisms; Presence of any factors or conditions that could interfere with the awareness and sensibility to pain.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Maria A Paço, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Cooperativa Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Cooperativa Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário
City
Gandra
State/Province
Paredes
ZIP/Postal Code
4585-116
Country
Portugal

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No

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