Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Deep Friction Massage on the Achilles Tendon Blood Flow
Lead Sponsor:
University Ghent
Conditions:
Healthy Situation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: There is a hypothesis in literature that the mechanical action of deep transverse friction massage (DTF) produces vasodilatation and increases blood flow. But as yet, no experimental study...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Exclusion Criteria:
- a history of lower leg injury
- systematic disease
- persons using drugs
- subjects with circulatory disorders or cardiovascular diseases
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
62 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01453543
Start Date
November 1 2010
End Date
July 1 2011
Last Update
November 8 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium, 9000