NCT04859140

Selective Effect of Foam Rolling and Manual Massage

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 65 (actual)
• Sponsor: Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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
BEHAVIORAL	Mental calculation task	Iterated substractions (for 2 minutes)
DEVICE	Resting-state electroencephalography	Alpha and beta oscillation power (4 minutes recordings)
DEVICE	Resting-state galvanic skin resistance measures	Skin conductance during the resting state period

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-04-01
• Primary completion: 2021-04-01
• Completion: 2021-04-01
• First posted: 2021-04-26
• Last updated: 2021-04-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France