Clinical trial NCT03312062: Influence of Foam Rolling on Elbow Proprioception, Strength, and Functional Motor Performance
Official title: Influence of Foam Rolling on Elbow Proprioception, Strength, and Functional Motor Performance
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Proprioceptive Disorders
Keywords: elbow
foam rolling
proprioception
motor performance
strength
Lead sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2017-10-17
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: There are 2 groups. Study group will receive foam rolling exercise. Control group will receive no foam rolling exercise. They will be handed a brochure about the proprioception and its role in injury prevention and foam rolling . Study group will be evaluated before foam rolling exercise . Afterwards, second evaluation will be performed after 4 weeks and follow up after 4 more weeks. Control group will be evaluated for the first time. Afterwards, second evaluation will be performed after 4 weeks and follow up after 4 more weeks.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to investigate the long-term effects of foam rolling on elbow proprioception, strength and functional motor performance with healthy participants . Study group will receive foam rolling exercise. Control group will receive no foam rolling exercise. Control group will be given a brochure including information about proprioception and foam rolling.

Detailed description: There is no information in literature about the effects of foam rolling on elbow proprioception, strength and functional motor performance. The purpose of this study is to investigate long-term effects of foam rolling with healthy participants. Study group will receive foam rolling exercise actively by themselves on elbow.

Foam rolling exercise will be applied 10 times each for 1 minute. These exercises will be performed as 2 sets. After each set will be a resting period for 30 seconds.A total of 12 sessions of exercise will be performed three times a week. Second evaluation will be performed after 4 weeks. Then the follow up evaluation (third evaluation) will be performed 4 weeks later. Control group will receive no foam rolling exercise. They will be handed a brochure about the proprioception and its role in injury prevention and foam rolling. Control group will be evaluated for the first time. Afterwards, second evaluation will be performed after 4 weeks and follow up after 4 more weeks.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years and above healthy participants
* No pain in elbow area within 6 months and at the time of measurement
* To be able to complete all evaluations and applications to be carried out

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having previous foam rolling and self-myofascial relaxation applications on the target area
* Having acne and similar skin problems, open wounds
* Having upper extremity injury, history of fracture or surgery
* Having any systemic musculoskeletal disease
* Having diagnosis of diabetic mellitus or peripheral neuropathy
* Having osteoporosis diagnosis
* Having any cardiovascular disease
* Having vertigo
* Being pregnant

Primary outcomes:
measure: Elbow Proprioception
timeFrame: Baseline, after 4 weeks foam rolling exercise period and then follow up measurement 1 month
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Biceps Brachii Strength
timeFrame: Baseline, after 4 weeks foam rolling exercise period and then follow up measurement 1 month
measure: Elbow Functional Motor Performance
timeFrame: Baseline, after 4 weeks foam rolling exercise period and then follow up measurement 1 month
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: İzmir
country: Turkey
facility: Fatma Özden
state: Bornova
Study officials:
affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University
name: Sevgi Sevi Yeşilyaprak
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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