NCT06871202

Manual Therapy and Physical-sport Performance

Influence of Manual Therapy on Physical-sport Performance

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of La Laguna · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study aims to observe the influence of manual therapy on physical and sporting performance. Manual therapy and physiotherapy have always been associated with post-exercise or as a means of recovering from injuries. The objective is to see if a physiotherapy intervention based on manual therapy causes changes in physical and sporting performance. To do this, after a brief warm-up, a series of sports tests will be carried out, where the investigators will measure variables such as strength, range of motion, and autonomic nervous system parameters. Subsequently, a series of techniques will be applied in various anatomical regions, and finally, the sports tests will be repeated, and the results will be compared.

Conditions

• Healthy
• Musculoskeletal Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Manual Therapy Protocol	The techniques were divided into three main groups: first, those carried out in cervical, thoracic and upper limbs; second, lumbar, pelvic and lower limbs; and finally, only spine. The techniques are carried out by physiotherapists with more than 15 years of healthcare experience and trained in manual therapy with more than 10 years of experience in this field.
OTHER	Sham Protocol	The placebo protocol places the hands on the same areas as the experimental one and for the same application time but without making a manipulative intervention.
OTHER	Control-no treatment	Control group without treatment or manual contact

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-01
• Primary completion: 2026-12-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2025-03-11
• Last updated: 2026-01-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain