Diathermy Compared With Sham Diathermy in Doms Management

Studi Fisioterapici di Montagna

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 4

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases

Treatments: Device: Diathermy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02367079

StudiFM

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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25 participants in 2 patient groups

Switched on diathermy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Switched on diathermy was used on DOMS compared to sham diathermy

Treatment:

Device: Diathermy

Switched OFF diathermy

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Switched OFF diathermy was used on DOMS compared to REAL diathermy

Treatment:

Device: Diathermy