Delayed Onset Muscle SorenessNCT05026944
Effects of Percussive Massage Treatment With Theragun on Post Exercise Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
A study testing Percussive massage and static stretching exercises and static stretching exercises in people with Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
This project will be Randomized control trial conducted to check the effects of percussive massage treatment with theragun on pain and muscle length on post exercise delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) of calf muscles in healthy population so that we can have best treatment option for people with delayed onset muscle… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 30 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
- What is being tested?
- Percussive massage and static stretching exercises and static stretching exercises
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 20 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 30 Aug 2021to 30 Dec 2021
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 20 to 30 years
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Healthy Females will be included Participant's age will be between of 20-30 years Who develops post exercise DOMS after 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes stationary bicycle
Who cannot join
- Subject with history of lower extremity injuries Any history type of muscular disorder Elite level of fitness excluded in this study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effects of Percussive Massage Treatment With Theragun on Pain and Muscle Length on Post Exercise Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness of Calf Muscles
This project will be Randomized control trial conducted to check the effects of percussive massage treatment with theragun on pain and muscle length on post exercise delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) of calf muscles in healthy population so that we can have best treatment option for people with delayed onset muscle soreness, duration will be of 6months,purposive sampling will be done, subject following eligibility criteria from kasrat health and fitness club, will randomly allocated in two groups, baseline assessment will be done, group A will be treated with 5 minutes of percussive massage and 5 minuties of static stretching exercises, while group B will be managed with 5 minutes of static stretching exercises only. Assessment will be done via, Numeric Pain Rating Scale(NPRS), Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) and goniometric measurements of passive ankle dorsi flexion for calf muscle length at baseline before intervention and immediately post intervention data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 25
Read the detailed description
Percussive therapy is a form of soft tissue manipulation the same thing that a massage therapist does during a massage, and is intended to reduce muscle soreness and increase muscle length. The aim of the current study is to determine the effects of percussive massage with theragun and static stretching exercises on muscle length and pain of calf muscles on post exercise (DOMS) delayed onset muscle soreness. It will be a randomized control trail, where initial screening will be done as per the inclusion criteria of healthy female gym users with minimum one week of joining time and developed post-exercise DOMS and ages ranged from 20 to 30 years. Participants with the history of lower leg injuries, any type of neuromuscular disorder and elite level of fitness will be excluded. All the study participants will perform 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes stationary bicycle at day one. After 24 hours participants with positive DOMS will be randomly place into experimental and control groups. Experimental group will be treated with 5 minutes of percussive massage and 5 minutes of static stretching exercises, while the control group will be managed with 5 minutes of static stretching exercises only. Participants in both the groups will be assessed on Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire for pain and degree of passive ankle dorsi flexion for calf muscle length at baseline before intervention and immediate 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours after the completion of treatment session.
- Conditions
- Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
- Being tested
- Percussive massage and static stretching exercises, static stretching exercises
- Keywords
- Theragun, Percussion, Stretching Exercise, Muscle soreness
- Medical subject headings
- Myalgia
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Percussive massage and static stretching exercisesOther
All the study participants will perform 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes stationary bicycle at day one. After 24 hours participants with positive DOMS will be treated with 5 minutes of percussive massage and 5 minutes of static stretching exercises. The group will be assessed on Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire for pain and degree of passive ankle dorsi flexion for calf muscle length at baseline before intervention and immediate 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours after the completion of treatment session.
static stretching exercisesOther
All the study participants will perform 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes stationary bicycle at day one. After 24 hours participants with positive DOMS will be managed with 5 minutes of static stretching exercises only. The group will be assessed on Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire for pain and degree of passive ankle dorsi flexion for calf muscle length at baseline before intervention and immediate 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours after the completion of treatment session.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Experimental | Percussive massage and static stretching exercises Receives: Other: Percussive massage and static stretching exercises |
| Group B | Other | Static stretching exercises Receives: Other: static stretching exercises |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
NPRS
Changes from base Line Numeric Pain Rating Scale is a scale for pain starting from 0-10. Where 0 indicate no pain and 10 indicate severe pain.
Measured: 3rd day
SF-MPQ
The SF-MPQ is a self- reported measure of pain. It assesses both the quality and intensity of subjective pain. The short- form McGill Pain Questionnaire consists of 15 descriptors of pain including 11 from sensory categories and 4 from affective categories.
Measured: 3rd day
Goniometer
A goniometer is an instrument which measures the available range of motion at a joint.
(To measure ankle dorsi flexion for calf muscle length.)
Measured: 3rd day
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Aug 2021
- Study start30 Aug 2021
- Primary completion15 Dec 2021
- Study completion30 Dec 2021
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (11)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Delayed Onset Muscle SorenessStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Riphah International UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Syed Shakil Ur Rehman, Principal investigator, Riphah International University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05026944
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- REC/Lhr/0410 Mahnoor
- Status last verified
- Jan 2022
- First submitted
- 27 Aug 2021
- Last updated
- 4 Jan 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Andersen LL, Jay K, Andersen CH, Jakobsen MD, Sundstrup E, Topp R, Behm DG. Acute effects of massage or active exercise in relieving muscle soreness: randomized controlled trial. J Strength Cond Res. 2013 Dec;27(12):3352-9. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182908610.
PubMed 23524365Xie Y, Feng B, Chen K, Andersen LL, Page P, Wang Y. The Efficacy of Dynamic Contract-Relax Stretching on Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness Among Healthy Individuals: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Clin J Sport Med. 2018 Jan;28(1):28-36. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000442.
PubMed 28742609Lewis PB, Ruby D, Bush-Joseph CA. Muscle soreness and delayed-onset muscle soreness. Clin Sports Med. 2012 Apr;31(2):255-62. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2011.09.009. Epub 2011 Nov 23.
PubMed 22341015Cheung K, Hume P, Maxwell L. Delayed onset muscle soreness : treatment strategies and performance factors. Sports Med. 2003;33(2):145-64. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200333020-00005.
PubMed 12617692Ekstrand J, Hagglund M, Walden M. Epidemiology of muscle injuries in professional football (soccer). Am J Sports Med. 2011 Jun;39(6):1226-32. doi: 10.1177/0363546510395879. Epub 2011 Feb 18.
PubMed 21335353Imtiyaz S, Veqar Z, Shareef MY. To Compare the Effect of Vibration Therapy and Massage in Prevention of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS). J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Jan;8(1):133-6. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7294.3971. Epub 2014 Jan 12.
PubMed 24596744Han JH, Kim MJ, Yang HJ, Lee YJ, Sung YH. Effects of therapeutic massage on gait and pain after delayed onset muscle soreness. J Exerc Rehabil. 2014 Apr 30;10(2):136-40. doi: 10.12965/jer.140106. eCollection 2014 Apr.
PubMed 24877051Garcia-Sillero M, Benitez-Porres J, Garcia-Romero J, Bonilla DA, Petro JL, Vargas-Molina S. Comparison of Interventional Strategies to Improve Recovery after Eccentric Exercise-Induced Muscle Fatigue. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 14;18(2):647. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18020647.
PubMed 33466606Hernandez FA. Effects of Percussion Therapy (Theragun™) on Range of Motion and Athletic Performance: California State University, Long Beach; 2020.
Konrad A, Glashuttner C, Reiner MM, Bernsteiner D, Tilp M. The Acute Effects of a Percussive Massage Treatment with a Hypervolt Device on Plantar Flexor Muscles' Range of Motion and Performance. J Sports Sci Med. 2020 Nov 19;19(4):690-694. eCollection 2020 Dec.
PubMed 33239942Kujala R, Davis C, Young L, editors. The effect of handheld percussion treatment on vertical jump height. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings; 2019.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 4 Jan 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Percussive Massage Treatment With Theragun on Pain and Muscle Length on Post Exercise Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness of Calf Muscles
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05026944
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- REC/Lhr/0410 Mahnoor
- Conditions
- Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
- Keywords
- Theragun, Percussion, Stretching Exercise, Muscle soreness
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 30 Aug 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 Dec 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Dec 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 30 Aug 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This project will be Randomized control trial conducted to check the effects of percussive massage treatment with theragun on pain and muscle length on post exercise delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) of calf muscles in healthy population so that we can have best treatment option for people with delayed onset muscle soreness, duration will be of 6months,purposive sampling will be done, subject following eligibility criteria from kasrat health and fitness club, will randomly allocated in two groups, baseline assessment will be done, group A will be treated with 5 minutes of percussive massage and 5 minuties of static stretching exercises, while group B will be managed with 5 minutes of static stretching exercises only. Assessment will be done via, Numeric Pain Rating Scale(NPRS), Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) and goniometric measurements of passive ankle dorsi flexion for calf muscle length at baseline before intervention and immediately post intervention data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 25
Detailed description
Percussive therapy is a form of soft tissue manipulation the same thing that a massage therapist does during a massage, and is intended to reduce muscle soreness and increase muscle length. The aim of the current study is to determine the effects of percussive massage with theragun and static stretching exercises on muscle length and pain of calf muscles on post exercise (DOMS) delayed onset muscle soreness. It will be a randomized control trail, where initial screening will be done as per the inclusion criteria of healthy female gym users with minimum one week of joining time and developed post-exercise DOMS and ages ranged from 20 to 30 years. Participants with the history of lower leg injuries, any type of neuromuscular disorder and elite level of fitness will be excluded. All the study participants will perform 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes stationary bicycle at day one. After 24 hours participants with positive DOMS will be randomly place into experimental and control groups. Experimental group will be treated with 5 minutes of percussive massage and 5 minutes of static stretching exercises, while the control group will be managed with 5 minutes of static stretching exercises only. Participants in both the groups will be assessed on Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire for pain and degree of passive ankle dorsi flexion for calf muscle length at baseline before intervention and immediate 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours after the completion of treatment session.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Experimental | Other: Percussive massage and static stretching exercisesPercussive massage and static stretching exercises |
| Group B | Other | Other: static stretching exercisesStatic stretching exercises |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 30 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Healthy Females will be included Participant's age will be between of 20-30 years Who develops post exercise DOMS after 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes stationary bicycle
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Subject with history of lower extremity injuries Any history type of muscular disorder Elite level of fitness excluded in this study
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Percussive massage and static stretching exercisesAll the study participants will perform 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes stationary bicycle at day one. After 24 hours participants with positive DOMS will be treated with 5 minutes of percussive massage and 5 minutes of static stretching exercises. The group will be assessed on Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire for pain and degree of passive ankle dorsi flexion for calf muscle length at baseline before intervention and immediate 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours after the completion of treatment session. | Other | Group A |
| static stretching exercisesAll the study participants will perform 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes stationary bicycle at day one. After 24 hours participants with positive DOMS will be managed with 5 minutes of static stretching exercises only. The group will be assessed on Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire for pain and degree of passive ankle dorsi flexion for calf muscle length at baseline before intervention and immediate 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours after the completion of treatment session. | Other | Group B |
Primary outcome
NPRS
Time frame: 3rd day
Changes from base Line Numeric Pain Rating Scale is a scale for pain starting from 0-10. Where 0 indicate no pain and 10 indicate severe pain.
SF-MPQ
Time frame: 3rd day
The SF-MPQ is a self- reported measure of pain. It assesses both the quality and intensity of subjective pain. The short- form McGill Pain Questionnaire consists of 15 descriptors of pain including 11 from sensory categories and 4 from affective categories.
Goniometer
Time frame: 3rd day
A goniometer is an instrument which measures the available range of motion at a joint. (To measure ankle dorsi flexion for calf muscle length.)
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 4 Jan 2022.
- Background: PubMed 23524365Andersen LL, Jay K, Andersen CH, Jakobsen MD, Sundstrup E, Topp R, Behm DG. Acute effects of massage or active exercise in relieving muscle soreness: randomized controlled trial. J Strength Cond Res. 2013 Dec;27(12):3352-9. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182908610.
- Background: PubMed 28742609Xie Y, Feng B, Chen K, Andersen LL, Page P, Wang Y. The Efficacy of Dynamic Contract-Relax Stretching on Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness Among Healthy Individuals: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Clin J Sport Med. 2018 Jan;28(1):28-36. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000442.
- Background: PubMed 22341015Lewis PB, Ruby D, Bush-Joseph CA. Muscle soreness and delayed-onset muscle soreness. Clin Sports Med. 2012 Apr;31(2):255-62. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2011.09.009. Epub 2011 Nov 23.
- Background: PubMed 12617692Cheung K, Hume P, Maxwell L. Delayed onset muscle soreness : treatment strategies and performance factors. Sports Med. 2003;33(2):145-64. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200333020-00005.
- Background: PubMed 21335353Ekstrand J, Hagglund M, Walden M. Epidemiology of muscle injuries in professional football (soccer). Am J Sports Med. 2011 Jun;39(6):1226-32. doi: 10.1177/0363546510395879. Epub 2011 Feb 18.
- Background: PubMed 24596744Imtiyaz S, Veqar Z, Shareef MY. To Compare the Effect of Vibration Therapy and Massage in Prevention of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS). J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Jan;8(1):133-6. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7294.3971. Epub 2014 Jan 12.
- Background: PubMed 24877051Han JH, Kim MJ, Yang HJ, Lee YJ, Sung YH. Effects of therapeutic massage on gait and pain after delayed onset muscle soreness. J Exerc Rehabil. 2014 Apr 30;10(2):136-40. doi: 10.12965/jer.140106. eCollection 2014 Apr.
- Background: PubMed 33466606Garcia-Sillero M, Benitez-Porres J, Garcia-Romero J, Bonilla DA, Petro JL, Vargas-Molina S. Comparison of Interventional Strategies to Improve Recovery after Eccentric Exercise-Induced Muscle Fatigue. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 14;18(2):647. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18020647.
- BackgroundHernandez FA. Effects of Percussion Therapy (Theragun™) on Range of Motion and Athletic Performance: California State University, Long Beach; 2020.
- Background: PubMed 33239942Konrad A, Glashuttner C, Reiner MM, Bernsteiner D, Tilp M. The Acute Effects of a Percussive Massage Treatment with a Hypervolt Device on Plantar Flexor Muscles' Range of Motion and Performance. J Sports Sci Med. 2020 Nov 19;19(4):690-694. eCollection 2020 Dec.
- BackgroundKujala R, Davis C, Young L, editors. The effect of handheld percussion treatment on vertical jump height. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings; 2019.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Syed Shakil Ur Rehman principal investigator
Riphah International University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Percussive massage and static stretching exercises and static stretching exercises in people with Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Jan 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
NPRS (time frame: 3rd day). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05026944, which also lists 11 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Jan 2022.