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Efficacy of Percussion Massage Therapy Applied to the Lower Extremity on Pain, Edema in Pregnant Women

NCT06338254 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2024-03-29

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Summary

This study aim is to examine the effect of percussion massage therapy applied to lower extremity on pain, edema, fatigue and quality of life in pregnant women.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Edema Leg
  • Physiotherapy

Interventions

OTHER

percussion massage therapy

Pregnant women included in this group received a total of 12 sessions of percussion massage therapy, applied to their bilateral lower extremities for four weeks. Percussion massage was applied to both extremities at separate times for 5 minutes each with the Hypervolt device. (Fig. 2) Four muscles in total were focused on; These muscles are medial gastrocnemius, lateral gastrocnemius, peronus longus, and tibialis anterior. Percussion massage was applied in the longitudinal direction of the muscle, from distal to proximal and back to distal, going from posterior to anterior muscle groups. Percussion massage started on the medial side and ended on the lateral side for each muscle. Equal pressure and duration were applied to each muscle.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • MERVE YILMAZ MENEK, PhD · Medipol University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-04
Primary Completion
2023-06-04
Completion
2023-06-10

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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