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Mechanisms Underlying Local and Systemic Effects of Massage

NCT04131712 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2024-05-21

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether massage can attenuate the loss of muscle mass in humans after a short period of disuse.

Conditions

  • Muscle Atrophy

Interventions

OTHER

Massage

A custom-made cyclic compressive loading (CCL) device will be used to apply a mechanical load to the left thigh of the participants. Massage application using a 35 Newton load will be applied for 15 minutes every other day over the course of 7 days for a total of four massages.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Oklahoma

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Esther Dupont-Versteegden

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Esther Dupont-Versteegden, Ph.D. · University of Kentucky

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-08-01
Primary Completion
2023-06-01
Completion
2023-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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