Clinical trial NCT04324775: Comparison of Acute Effect of Different Manual Techniques on Muscle Fascia Stiffness
Official title: Comparison of Acute Effect of Manual Lymph Drainage and Swedish Massage on Muscle Fascia Stiffness Applied After Exercise in Healthy Young Women
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Swedish Massage
Muscle Fascia Stiffness
Keywords: MLD, massage, fascia, stiffness
Lead sponsor: Marmara University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-03-27
Enrollment: 30
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Volunteer woman healthy student between the ages of 18-25 with a subcutaneous fold thickness of the quadriceps muscle between 5 mm and 15 mm.

Brief summary: There are studies investigating the effect of different massage methods on muscle fascia stiffness but the results do not support each other. In addition, there is no study to investigate the effect of MLD on muscle fascia stiffness. The aim of this study is to determine the acute effect of MLD and classical (Swedish) massage (KM) on muscle fascia stiffness after exercise.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being health and woman
* No systemic problem preventing exercise
* Having sufficient level of perception to perceive commands
* BMI≤25

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having a history of injury and surgery through the Quadriceps femoris muscle in the last three months
* Having a disease that will affect myofascial structure features
* Having a disease that will affect normal body temperature
* Chronic pain in Quadriceps femoris muscle that has been going on for the last three months.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Measurement of skin temperature
timeFrame: Change from Baseline skin temperature at following exercises, at following MLD/SM application and at 10 minutes after the exercise
measure: Evaluation of the mechanical properties of the muscle-1
timeFrame: Change from Baseline mechanical properties at following exercises, at following MLD/SM application and at 10 minutes after the exercise
measure: Evaluation of the mechanical properties of the muscle-2
timeFrame: Oscillation frequency (Hz) will be measured in MyotonPro 3 (MYO, Tallin, Estonia)
measure: Evaluation of the mechanical properties of the muscle-3
timeFrame: Change from Baseline mechanical properties at following exercises, at following MLD/SM application and at 10 minutes after the exercise
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References:
citation: Bakar Y, Coknaz H, Karli U, Semsek O, Serin E, Pala OO. Effect of manual lymph drainage on removal of blood lactate after submaximal exercise. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Nov;27(11):3387-91. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.3387. Epub 2015 Nov 30.
citation: Kong PW, Chua YH, Kawabata M, Burns SF, Cai C. Effect of Post-Exercise Massage on Passive Muscle Stiffness Measured Using Myotonometry - A Double-Blind Study. J Sports Sci Med. 2018 Nov 20;17(4):599-606. eCollection 2018 Dec.
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citation: Eriksson Crommert M, Lacourpaille L, Heales LJ, Tucker K, Hug F. Massage induces an immediate, albeit short-term, reduction in muscle stiffness. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2015 Oct;25(5):e490-6. doi: 10.1111/sms.12341. Epub 2014 Dec 8.