Selective Effect of Foam Rolling and Manual Massage

Health Behavior Clinical Trial

— AUTOMASSEEG  

Official title:

Effects of Self-myofascial Release and Manual Massage on Psychometric, Behavioural and Neurophysiological Indexes of Performance and Well-being: a Randomized Control Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04859140
• Other study ID #: LIBMNEURO - AUTOMASSEEG
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: April 2021
• Source: Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The present double-blinded randomized controlled design aims at comparing the effects of a full-body manual massage and foam rolling intervention. Sixty-five healthy individuals were randomly allocated to foam rolling, manual massage or a control intervention consisting in an autogenic relaxation routine.

Description:

Self-report ratings of perceived anxiety, muscle pain and relaxation were the psychometric outcome variables. Sit-and-reach, toes-touch and mental calculation performances were the behavioral variables. Resting-state alpha and beta power recorded using electroencephalography and galvanic skin resistance measures were the neurophysiological outcome variables.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 65
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: April 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Regular practice of foam rolling (10 min routines, 2-3 times per week over the past 6 months)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Chronic medical conditions including functional limitations that might affect proprioception and/or pain perception

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Behavior
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Health, Subjective

Intervention

Other:
• Psychometric ratings (Likert-scale)
Self-report of perceived anxiety and physical sensations (muscle pain, relaxation and warmth)

Behavioral:
• Range of motion measures
Sit-and-reach and toe touch tests
• Mental calculation task
Iterated substractions (for 2 minutes)

Device:
• Resting-state electroencephalography
Alpha and beta oscillation power (4 minutes recordings)
• Resting-state galvanic skin resistance measures
Skin conductance during the resting state period

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	University Claude Bernard Lyon 1	Villeurbanne

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in range of motion measures from standardized flexibility tests	Lower back and hamstring flexibility index from sit-and-reach and toe touch tests	Pretest and an immediate posttest after the intervention
Primary	Resting-state electroencephalography	Power of alpha and beta neural oscillations	Pretest and an immediate posttest after the intervention
Primary	Changes in subjective scores (self-reports on numeric rating scales)	Perceived anxiety and physical sensations (muscle pain, warmth and relaxation) on a numeric rating scale of 10 cm (0: "Complete absence of anxiety/muscle pain/muscle warmth/muscle relaxation"; 10: "Maximal possible levels of anxiety/muscle pain/muscle warmth/muscle relaxation")	Pretest and an immediate posttest after the intervention
Primary	Changes in mental calculation performances	Iterated substractions for 2 minutes	Pretest and an immediate posttest after the intervention
Primary	Changes in physiological arousal	Skin conductance during resting state periods	Pretest and an immediate posttest after the intervention