The Effects of IASTM and Proprioception

The Effects of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Proprioception

The research design will be single group pretest-posttest design. The subject will be instructed to position the knee joint to a position previously set by the experimenter. Intervention will be 10 minutes of GT1 instrument application at anterior thigh using sweep technique.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy Volunteers
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Youngstown, Ohio, United States, 44555
      • Youngstown State University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• male or female, age 18 to 65.

Exclusion Criteria:

• sensory impairments or a present contraindications to IASTM which include cancer, burn scars, kidney dysfunction, pregnancy, varicose veins, osteoporosis, body art, chronic regional pain syndrome, polyneuropathies, fractures, autoimmune disorders, diabetes, vitamin C & D/Calcium deficiencies, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, congestive heart failure, acute inflammation, lymphedema, flu or illness with flu-like symptoms, and medications (anticoagulant, steroids, hormone replacements, NSAIDS, fluoroquinolone antibiotics, herbal supplements).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: NA
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: IASTM group; Intervention will be 10 minutes of GT1 instrument application at anterior thigh using sweep technique.	Other: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization; Intervention will be 10 minutes of GT1 instrument application at anterior thigh using sweep technique.; Other Names: IASTM

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proprioception determined using the reposition error	Proprioception will be determined by measuring the reposition error of the knee joint. The subject will be instructed to position the knee joint to a position (flexion) previously set by the experimenter at 30 degree flexion. The difference will be calculated as the reposition error. The position of the knee joint will be measure using a goniometer. An alternative is to use an App (e.g. Angle Meter) on a smart phone or an iPad for accuracy.	5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Youngstown State University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): February 3, 2017
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): May 31, 2018
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): May 31, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 11, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 13, 2017
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): January 18, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): January 10, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 7, 2020
• Last Verified: January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 072-2017

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No