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Compex Use With Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: A Comparison to Other Methods

NCT01967121 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2014-08-29

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Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine if the application of ice, control group, or a muscle stimulation program from the Compex® series can help reduce or eliminate delayed muscle soreness from performing leg extension and flexion. Individuals will complete a health history questionnaire to determine if they qualify for this study. We will measure your leg girth with a measuring tape and take a pain measurement of your hamstrings by using a spring to press down on your leg. Individuals will then warm-up on a bike without resistance for 5 minutes followed by 10 regular leg extension and flexion exercises. Individuals will then perform 6 sets of 10 leg extension and flexion exercises on a biodex machine (similar to leg curl machines in the gym). Individuals will perform each set to the maximum effort of their capables. After each set of 10 individuals will have a 2 minute rest. We will ask you to rank your leg soreness on a scale from 1-10.

Individuals will then be assigned to a modality of either ice, control group or compex. Individuals will perform the modality (ice, control, compex) we assign you to until you are no longer sore.

Over the next five days individuals will return to measure their level of soreness, leg girth and pain pressure.

This study will examine the following hypotheses:

H1: There will be no difference in pressure pain threshold after using the Compex compared to other groups.

H2: There will be no difference in perceived soreness after using the Compex compared to other groups.

H3: There will be no difference in muscular strength after using the Compex compared to other groups.

H4: There will be no difference in active range of motion after using the Compex compared to other groups.

Conditions

  • Focus of Study is to Determine Efficacy of Compex

Interventions

DEVICE

Compex unit's Active Recovery® program

Compex unit's Active Recovery® program will be performed for 15 minutes once per day.

OTHER

Ice application

Participants will apply ice on their hamstring for 15 minutes three times per day until muscle soreness is no longer present

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Tracey Covassin, PhD · Michigan State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • United States

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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