Abdominal Electromyographic Control in Vojta Therapy

Abdominal Muscles Clinical Trial

Official title:

Electromyographic Response Control in the Application of Vojta Therapy in the Abdominal Muscles of Healthy Young Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04818879
• Other study ID #: NEUROUSAL04/2021
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: September 2021
• Source: University of Salamanca
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A randomized clinical trial on a cohort of healthy subjects of legal age, both sexes, recruited from the university community and who will be randomly distributed into two groups (experimental and control). The objective will be to determine the feasibility of the standardized intervention protocol on the stabilizing muscles of the trunk (external oblique and internal oblique) before, during and after the application of Vojta Therapy, and to know the effects produced on the Musculature studied after performing the intervention.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: April 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Over 18 years old.
• Full cognitive capacity.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects with neuro-muscular pathologies that affect the abdominal muscles, previous surgeries in the area or any chronic neurological or organic disorder that may alter the results.
• Vaccinated in the 10 days prior to the intervention
• Fever

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Abdominal Muscles

Intervention

Other:
• Vojta
The subject will be placed on a stretcher with the torso uncovered. Once the adhesive electrodes have been placed in the different recording areas on the anterior part of the trunk, a recording of the activity at rest will begin, two minutes of stimulation (digital pressure), one minute of rest, two minutes of stimulation in the contralateral side and, finally, one minute of rest. The therapy consists of the application of a stimulating pressure in the pectoral area in the pattern of the locomotion complex of reflex rolling in its first phase. For this, the subject will be placed in a supine position aligned with respect to the axial axis, with the arms along the body, the lower extremities in extension, and the head extended with a rotation of approximately 30º towards one side of the stimulation. The manual stimulation pressure will be exerted in the space between the 6th-7th or the 7th-8th rib under the mammillary line, with a force of about 2 kg.
• Control
The subject will be placed on a stretcher with the torso uncovered. Once the adhesive electrodes have been placed in the different recording areas on the anterior part of the trunk, a recording of the activity at rest will begin, two minutes of stimulation (digital pressure), one minute of rest, two minutes of stimulation in the contralateral side and, finally, one minute of rest. The control group will receive an application in an area with low receptor density located on the thigh, with a force of about 2 kg.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Universidad de Salamanca	Salamanca

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Salamanca	Colegio Profesional de Fisioterapeutas de Castilla y León

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Electromyographic activity in abdominal muscles	The electromyographic activity of internal and external obliques in nanovolts will be collected before, during and after the intervention.	Change from Baseline electromyographic activity at 7 minutes.
Secondary	Date of birth	It will be registered at the beginning of the study in order to calculate the age of the participant.	Baseline
Secondary	Sex	It will be registered at the beginning of the study.	Baseline
Secondary	Height	It will be registered at the beginning of the study in centimeters.	Baseline
Secondary	Weight	It will be registered at the beginning of the study in kilograms.	Baseline
Secondary	International Physical Activity Questionnaire	It will be measured at the beginning of the study to quantify the level of physical activity of the participant. This validated scale allows you to determine if you have a low, moderate or high physical level.	Baseline