Clinical trial NCT03867292: Electrotherapy and Myofascial Therapy in Padel Players
Official title: Efficacy of a Physiotherapy Intervention by Electrotherapy Combined With Myofascial Therapy for the Improvement of Lumbar Region Mobility in Federated Padel Players. A Pilot Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Keywords: Paddle-tennis
Myofascial release
Electrotherapy
Physiotherapy
Low back
Randomized clinical trial
Lead sponsor: Investigación en Hemofilia y Fisioterapia
Sponsor class: NETWORK
First posted: 2019-03-07
Enrollment: 30
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: Introduction. The lumbar region is one of the locations with the highest incidence of injuries in the paddle players. The crossed hands myofascial technique is used to release the restrictions of the thoracolumbar fascia, improving its mobility. The electrotherapy technique of TENS consists in the application of a low frequency current for the recovery, capitalization and oxygenation of the muscle, thus improving mobility and pain.

Aim. To evaluate the efficacy of an intervention by electrotherapy combined with myofascial therapy, in the lumbar region, for a mobility improvement in older paddle-tennis federated players.

Study design. Randomized, multicenter, simple blind, clinical trial with follow-up period.

Methods. 30 players paddle will be assigned to the two study groups: experimental (intervention through therapy myofascial and electrotherapy) and control (intervention by electrotherapy). The intervention will have a duration of 4 weeks, with 2 sessions per week, lasting 15 minutes. There will be three evaluations: pre-intervention, post-intervention and follow-up. The variable of study is the mobility of the lumbar spine in the movements of flexion and extension (assessed by the employment of tests of Schober and Fingertip-to-floor). The analysis of normality be performed with the Kolmogorov-Smirnof, and in case of homogeneity of the groups is used in parametric tests: test t-student for paired data (difference between the different assessments) and ANOVA of mean repeated (intra-and intersujeto).

Expected results. Improvement of the mobility of the lumbar spine in the movements of flexion and extension.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Padel players
* With federal sheet
* Male
* Over 18 years
* Currently participate in regional and / or national competitions

Exclusion Criteria:

* Present a medical diagnosis of musculoskeletal pathology
* Not signed the informed consent document.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline low back flexion after treatment and at a month
timeFrame: Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after one month follow-up visit
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline low back extension after treatment and at a month
timeFrame: Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after one month follow-up visit
measure: Change from baseline low back flexion after treatment and at a month
timeFrame: Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after one month follow-up visit
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Madrid
country: Spain
facility: Universidad Europea de Madrid
state: Comunity Of Madrid
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidad Europea de Madrid
name: Rubén Cuesta-Barriuso, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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