Icing Effects on Neck Functions of the Boxers

Balance Clinical Trial

Official title:

Icing Effects on Neck Functions of the Boxers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01203280
• Other study ID #: 200800018
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 15, 2010
• Last updated: September 15, 2010
• Start date: January 2009
• Est. completion date: July 2009

Study information

• Verified date: December 2008
• Source: Taipei Physical Education College
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Most boxing injuries occurs over head and neck which leads to potentially acute or chronic head and neck injuries. Patients with whiplash injury has been reported, reflected by increased body sway and reduced ability to overcome challenging balance tasks. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the fitness and balance outcomes between the boxers and the control group, and boxers undergoing posterior-neck icing effects.

Description:

Injuries are common in boxing, occurring most often to the head, neck, face, and hands. Traumatic minor cervical strains are common place in high-impact sports and premature degenerative changes have been documented in sports people exposed to recurrent impact trauma or repetitive forces. Whiplash injury may result in extensive trauma to muscles and ligamentous structures within the cervical spine . Many of these structures, particularly the muscles, contain mechanoreceptors that play a key role in position sense. Studies have shown that head and neck position sense may become impaired following whiplash injury. Subsequently, poor movement patterns, together with the perpetuation of pain and other symptoms may develop.

Posture control is achieved by integration of sensory inputs emanating from somatosensory, vestibular, and visual systems. Patients with whiplash injury has been reported, reflected by increased body sway and reduced ability to overcome challenging balance tasks. In this study we have attempted to evaluate the influence of boxing on balance performances, isometric strength and flexibility; furthermore, evaluate the therapeutic effect of ice massage on boxers.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: July 2009
• Est. primary completion date: April 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 24 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• boxers

• Must be able to cooperate to our intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any head and neck injury in recent six months

• personal history of head and neck surgery, tumor, infection, and musculoskeletal disease of neck

• Lesions of central or peripheral nervous system, such as visual or vestibular system, any of which may also affect performance of balance

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Balance

Intervention

Other:
• icing massage
The intervention, ice massage, was conducted by replacing a bag of crushed ice (100 cc) inside a moistened towel and lightly rubbed over lumbosacral region for 10 minutes. The moisture towel increased the intensity of the cooling sensation more than the dry wrappings

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Chang Gung Memorial Hospital	Taoyuan County

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Taipei Physical Education College

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	balance performance on the sensory organization test (SOT)
Secondary	neck isometric strength in six directions			Yes
Secondary	neck range of motion in six directions			Yes