Percussive Massage Therapy and Muscle Architecture
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Percussive Massage Therapy (PMT).
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Muscle Architecture. Basic parameters: 18 years — 30 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Acute Effects of Percussive Massage Therapy Applied to Healthy Individuals on Gastrocnemius Muscle Architecture: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
Percussive massage therapy (PMT) is widely used in therapeutic and athletic settings, but its effects on muscle architecture are not yet fully understood. This study aims to examine the acute effects of PMT applied to the plantar flexor muscles on the muscle architecture of the medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles in healthy adults aged 18 to 30 years. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a PMT group or a control group. Ultrasonographic assessments will be performed before and after the intervention to evaluate muscle thickness, pennation angle, and fascicle length. The findings of this study may help clarify the acute effects of PMT on muscle structure.
Interventions
- Other Percussive Massage Therapy (PMT)
Percussive massage therapy is applied to the plantar flexor muscle groups of both legs for 8 minutes using standardized procedures.
Primary outcome measures
- Muscle Architecture [Time frame: Immediately before and immediately after the intervention]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Aged between 18 and 30 years
Exclusion criteria
- History of any surgical procedure
- Hospitalization for any reason within the last two years
- Hospital admission for treatment purposes within the last six months
- Use of any medication within the last three months
- History of congenital, neurological, orthopedic, rheumatologic, or cardiopulmonary pathology or anomaly
- Presence of any known serious systemic disease
- Current health-related complaints or symptoms
- Body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m² or higher
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Karadeniz Technical University — Trabzon
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07367243 · 2025-69