Effect of Stretching on Visco-elastic Behaviour of the Fascia Plantaris in a Healthy Population

November 29, 2021 updated by: University Ghent
RCT with two arms: (1) stretch fascia plantaris (6 weeks, n=30) (2) control (n=30); Outcome parameters: ROM ankle and first toe; visco-elastic behaviour of the fascia plantaris determined by means of myotonometry Study protocol: Outcome parameters were evaluated before and after the intervention/control with a 6 weeks interval. All participants were screened bilaterally and for the participants assigned to the intervention group stretching was only performed on the dominant side

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Belgium
    • East Flanders
      • Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium, 9000
        • Roel De Ridder

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy volunteers

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Lower extremity injury

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
Experimental: Stretch fascia plantaris
Other: Fascia stretch
Stretch of the fascia plantaris during 3x30", 5x/week, 6 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Visco-elastic behaviour using myotonometry
Time Frame: within 20 minutes before and after intervention
By means of the MyotonPro device
within 20 minutes before and after intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Range of Motion of ankle joint and first metatarsalphalangeal joint
Time Frame: within 20 minutes before and after intervention
By means of goniometry
within 20 minutes before and after intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University Ghent

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 20, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

May 5, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 4, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 29, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

December 10, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 10, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 29, 2021

Last Verified

November 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2017/1215

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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