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CompletedNCT01478451

Acute Effect of Massage and Exercise on Muscle Tenderness

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

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20 (actual)
Sponsor
National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark · Other Government
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 67 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Many people experience pain, tenderness and soreness of joint and muscles, both in sport and working life. Pain killers can provide acute relief of pain, but may not be a feasible solution for all people. Here the investigators examine the acute effect of massage and exercise on induced muscle tenderness (delayed onset muscular soreness).

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALExerciseExercise will be performed for 10 minutes at the left or right trapezius (randomized)
OTHERMassagemassage will be provided for 10 minutes at the left or right trapezius (randomized)

Timeline

Start date
2011-11-01
Primary completion
2012-01-01
Completion
2012-01-01
First posted
2011-11-23
Last updated
2012-02-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01478451. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.