Diathermy Compared With Sham Diathermy in Doms Management

Phase 4TerminatedNCT02367079

Studi Fisioterapici di Montagna25 enrolled

Overview

To investigate the effect of hand massage, switched on diathermy or sham/switched off diathermy on DOMS in a group of athletes suffering DOMS after a ski mountaineering race.

This study examine DOMS in athletes following a ski mountaineering race, pain measured with numbering pain rating scale NPRS and perceived global improvement (PGIC) after treatment have been measured after a massage treatment, a diathermy treatment and a sham diathermy treatment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

DiathermyDEVICE

Sham diathermy vs switched on diathermy effect on pain where assessed

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- Healthy patients who complaints about D.O.M.S. after a skimountaneering race Exclusion Criteria: \- Patient who complain of pathology such trauma or declaring consuming drugs for pain management where excluded from the study.

Locations (1)

Studi fisioterapici di Montagna

Aosta, Aosta, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Numering pain rating scale

Numering pain rating scale was assessed pre e post treatment

Time frame: Day 1

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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