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Osteopathy Treatment and Cardiovascular Recovery After a Rugby Match

NCT04242485 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2020-01-27

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), a form of non-invasive manual treatment, for a faster recovery of cardiovascular parameters after a rugby union match in professional male athletes. To this end, the effects of OMT on resting cardiovascular function and cardiovascular reactivity were evaluated in twenty-three male players 18-20 hours after a match and compared with a corresponding no-match (control) condition. Assessment of resting cardiovascular parameters 18-20 hours after a match revealed the presence of elevated mean arterial pressure and heart rate, and reduced vagally-mediated heart rate variability compared with a no-match condition. OMT provoked a significant reduction in mean arterial pressure and increased vagally-mediated heart rate variability at rest both in the after match and control conditions. Moreover, OMT favoured a larger vagal withdrawal in response to an orthostatic stress compared with a sham treatment. These results suggest that OMT may be implemented as a recovery strategy to restore athletes' cardiovascular homeostasis after a rugby union match.

Conditions

  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena

Interventions

OTHER

Osteopathic manipulative treatment

Each osteopathic manipulative treatment consisted of a structured evaluation to diagnose somatic dysfunction of the pelvis, abdomen, vertebral spine, and upper and lower limbs (10 min), followed by the therapeutic application of manually guided forces to improve physiological function and homeostasis that has been altered by somatic dysfunction for 20 min, using techniques that were left at the discretion of the osteopath, including the myofascial release and cranial sacrum techniques

OTHER

Sham treatment

The sham treatment consisted only in "soft touch" of the same body areas involved in the osteopathic manipulative treatment protocol without applying any pressure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Collegio Italiano di Osteopatia

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Foundation COME Collaboration

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Parma

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-01
Primary Completion
2018-05-01
Completion
2018-05-01

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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