NCT03540888

Effects of Deep Friction Vs Stretching Techniques

Completed NA Last updated 14 August 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Deep transverse Friction Massage in Deep Transverse Friction Massage in 96 participants. Completed in 31 July 2017.

Timeline

1 June 2017

Primary endpoint
31 July 2017

31 July 2017

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Mohammed Ali FAKHRO, DPT
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	96
Start date	1 June 2017
Primary completion	31 July 2017
Estimated completion	31 July 2017
Sites	1 location across Lebanon

Drugs / interventions tested

• Deep transverse Friction Massage
• Dynamic stretching intervention
• Static stretching intervention

Conditions studied

• Deep Transverse Friction Massage — all drugs for Deep Transverse Friction Massage →

Sponsor

Mohammed Ali FAKHRO, DPT

Who can join

Eligibility, any sex, with Deep Transverse Friction Massage. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Flexibility, agility and muscle strength are key factors to either win or lose a game. Recently the effect of a new technique, deep transverse friction massage (DTFM), on muscle extensibility, strength and agility and injury occurrence has been examined, as compared to traditional stretching techniques.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Effect of deep transverse friction massage <i>vs</i> stretching on football players' performance.
   Fakhro MA, Chahine H, Srour H, Hijazi K. · · 2020 · cited 7× · PMID 31966969 · DOI 10.5312/wjo.v11.i1.47