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NCT Number: NCT02543008

Effect of Physical Activity Following Thoracic Mobilization on Heart Rate Variability and Pressure Pain Threshold.

Comparison of the effects of physical activity (treadmill running) plus thoracic mobilization, physical activity only or a placebo intervention (only manual contact thoracic mobilization), on heart rate variability and pressure pain threshold.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90160240, Brazil

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Asymptomatic subjects
  • Sedentary

Exclusion criteria

  • Spinal pain
  • Historic of trauma/surgery to the spine
  • Diabetes
  • Hypo/hyperthyroidism
  • Alcoholic
  • Smoker
  • Hypertension

Treatment and study plan

Physical activity plus thoracic mobilization

Procedure

Information already included in arm/group descriptions.

Physical activity

Procedure

Information already included in arm/group descriptions.

Placebo

Procedure

Information already included in arm/group descriptions.

Primary outcomes

  1. Heart rate variability

    Time frame: Change from baseline, immediately after, and 15 minutes after the intervention.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pressure pain threshold

    Time frame: Change from baseline, mimediately after, and 15 minutes after the intervention.

    Digital algometer will be applied to C7 and T4 spinous process, right hand and right tibialis anterior muscle belly

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Physical Activity Following Thoracic Mobilization on Heart Rate Variability and Pressure Pain Threshold in Asymptomatic Subjects: a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Sep 7, 2015
Registry last updated
Feb 14, 2017

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