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Effectiveness of Physical Therapy for Pain Relief in Footballers With Muscle Injuries: a Prospective Study

U

University of Palermo

Status

Completed

Conditions

Physical Therapies
Athletic Injuries

Treatments

Other: diathermy plus high-intensity laser therapy
Other: Cryoultrasound therapy plus high-intensity laser therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06018779
MFR0032023

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of cryoultrasound therapy versus diathermy in combination with high-intensity laser therapy for pain relief in male professional soccer players with muscle injuries. The main questions it intends to answer are:

• Is this combination of treatments effective in these patients in terms of pain relief?

Participants will receive a rehabilitation treatment consisting of cryo-ultrasound therapy and high intensity laser. Researchers will compare the group of participants, called the treatment group, with a control group to see if:

• Is the combined treatment of cryoultrasound therapy and high intensity laser more effective in these patients than the combination of diathermy and high intensity laser?

Enrollment

31 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 21 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • age 18-21 years;
  • professional footballer in a competitive club;
  • presence of a grade III A muscle lesion, according to the Mueller-Wohlfart classification, confirmed by ultrasound examination and occurring during sports activity at least 5 days before inclusion in the present study;
  • no previous muscle injuries in the last 6 months;
  • signature of the written informed consent for participating in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • previous muscle injuries or bone fractures of the lower limbs in the last 6 months;
  • knee instability due to previous rupture of knee ligaments;
  • active neoplastic or infectious diseases;
  • congenital anomalies of the lower limbs.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Non-Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

31 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Group A
Experimental group
Description:
Group A will include patients who will receive a rehabilitation treatment consisting of: cryo-ultrasound therapy and high-intensity laser therapy
Treatment:
Other: Cryoultrasound therapy plus high-intensity laser therapy
Group B
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
Group B will include patients who will receive a rehabilitation treatment consisting of: cryo-ultrasound therapy and diathermy
Treatment:
Other: diathermy plus high-intensity laser therapy

Trial contacts and locations

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