Diathermy Compared With Sham Diathermy in Doms Management

Status

Terminated

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02367079

Enrollment

Registered

2015-02-20

Start date

2014-04-30

Completion date

2014-04-30

Last updated

2015-02-20

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Brief summary

To investigate the effect of hand massage, switched on diathermy or sham/switched off diathermy on DOMS in a group of athletes suffering DOMS after a ski mountaineering race.

Detailed description

This study examine DOMS in athletes following a ski mountaineering race, pain measured with numbering pain rating scale NPRS and perceived global improvement (PGIC) after treatment have been measured after a massage treatment, a diathermy treatment and a sham diathermy treatment.

Interventions

DEVICEDiathermy

Sham diathermy vs switched on diathermy effect on pain where assessed

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

\- Healthy patients who complaints about D.O.M.S. after a skimountaneering race

Exclusion criteria

\- Patient who complain of pathology such trauma or declaring consuming drugs for pain management where excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Numering pain rating scale	Day 1	Numering pain rating scale was assessed pre e post treatment

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

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