Clinical trial NCT05093179: The Effect of Deep Tissue Massage on Respiratory Parameters in Healthy People
Official title: The Effect of Deep Tissue Massage on Respiratory Parameters in Healthy People
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Spirometry
Massage
Keywords: deep tissue
massage
spirometry
chest
fascial release
Lead sponsor: Jagiellonian University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-10-26
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 19
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Deep tissue massage (DTM), based on deep palpation and elimination of fascia restrictions, can reduce symptoms resulting from fascial disorders. The goal of this study was the analysis of the DTM effect on respiratory parameters in healthy people. People of both sexes living in the city of Cracow were recruited to the study by the authors personally and through social media. An original questionnaire was completed in the presence of the examiner in order to collect the participants characteristics data. Questions about past diseases, previous surgical procedures or injuries, currently taken medications or the level of physical activity were asked to check the inclusion/exclusion criteria. The study involved a group of 40 people divided into two subgroups. The experimental group underwent a single DTM session. Classic massage was performed in the control group. Before and after treatment the lung vital capacity, chest circumference and oxygen saturation were measured and a spirometry test was performed. The main hypothesis assumed that static respiratory parameters should increase after the treatment session more in the experimental than in control group while the dynamic respiratory parameters would not differ significantly in both groups before and after treatment.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Physical activity of minimum 30 min. duration, at least 3 times a week.
2. No chest injuries.
3. No contraindications for DTM/classic massage.
4. No serious diseases of the respiratory and/or cardiovascular systems.
5. No tobacco products smoking (incl.e-smoking).
6. No posture defects that could affect the chest mobility.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Contraindications to DTM/classic massage of the chest.
2. Occurrence of serious diseases of the respiratory/cardiovascular system now or in the past.
3. Lack of or low physical activity (\< 30 min min. 3 times per week).
4. Tobacco smoking (incl.e-smoking).
5. Chest injuries.
6. Posture defects that may affect the chest mobility.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Assessment of change of lung vital capacity
timeFrame: twice: before and immediately after procedure administration in both groups
measure: Assessment of change of blood oxygen saturation
timeFrame: twice: before and immediately after procedure administration in both groups
measure: Assessment of change of chest circumference
timeFrame: twice: before and immediately after procedure administration in both groups
measure: Asessment of change of Peak Expiratory Flow
timeFrame: twice: before and immediately after procedure administration in both groups
measure: Assessment of change of Peak Inspiratory Flow
timeFrame: twice: before and immediately after procedure administration in both groups
measure: Assessment of change of Forced Vital Capacity
timeFrame: twice: before and immediately after procedure administration in both groups
measure: Assessment of change of Maximum Expiratory Flow.
timeFrame: twice: before and immediately after procedure administration in both groups
measure: Assessment of change of Forced Expiratory Volume
timeFrame: twice: before and immediately after procedure administration in both groups
measure: Assessment of change of Maximum Voluntary Ventilation
timeFrame: twice: before and immediately after procedure administration in both groups
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kraków
country: Poland
facility: Institute of Physiotherapy Jagiellonian University Medical College
Study officials:
affiliation: Jagiellonian University Medical College in Cracow
name: Bartosz T. trybulec, PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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