Effect of Massage on Hamstring Muscle Soreness

Danish: Integreret Motion på Arbejdspladsen (IRMA) English: Implementation of Exercise at the Workplace

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01478464

Acronym

IRMA

Enrollment

Registered

2011-11-23

Start date

2011-12-31

Completion date

2012-11-30

Last updated

2013-06-28

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Brief summary

Delayed onset muscular soreness peaks in 24-48 hours after unaccustomed strenuous physical exercise. Therapists often provide manual massage with the hands to acutely relief the soreness. Alternatives to manual hand massage can be useful for therapists. Here the investigators examine the acute effect of a massage roller on DOMS in the hamstring muscles

Interventions

OTHERMassage

The hamstring muscle will be massaged with a massage roller for ten minutes.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 67 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* working age adults

Exclusion criteria

* blood pressure above 160/100 * disease of the cervical spine

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Perceived soreness on a scale of 0-10	change from before to after massage (average of 0, 10, 30 and 60 min after)	0: no soreness 10: worst imaginable soreness

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pressure pain threshold (PPT) of the hamstring muscles	change from before to after massage (average of 0, 10, 30 and 60 min after)
Hamstring range of motion	change from before to after massage (average of 0, 10, 30 and 60 min after)

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026