Clinical trial NCT05355584: Acute Effects of Cryotherapy Duration in Healthy Individuals
Official title: Acute Effects of Cryotherapy Duration on Muscle Strength, Flexibility, Endurance and Balance in Healthy Individuals
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cryotherapy Effect
Keywords: Cryotherapy
Muscle strength
Flexibility
Endurance
Balance
Healthy people
Cold pack
Shoulder
Lead sponsor: Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-05-02
Enrollment: 75
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Individuals aged 18-25 years who volunteer to participate in the study will be included in this study and randomly assigned to 3 groups. After the demographic information of the volunteers is obtained and their dominant upper extremities are determined, the shoulder isometric muscle strength will be measured with a hand dynamometer. The back scratch test will be used to evaluate the shoulder flexibility of the participants, the modified push-up test will be used to evaluate the endurance, and the upper extremity Y balance test will be used to evaluate the shoulder dynamic balance. Then, cryotherapy will be applied on the shoulder for 10 minutes in Group 1, 15 minutes in Group 2 and 20 minutes in Group 3.After the application, the same measurements will be repeated and the values before and after the application will be compared.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The study will investigate the acute effects of cryotherapy duration on shoulder muscle strength, flexibility, endurance and dynamic balance in healthy individuals.

Detailed description: Cryotherapy is a practice that induces therapeutic effects by reducing tissue temperature to produce an analgesic effect. Cryotherapy application methods vary from simple ice packs and cold water immersion to whole body cryotherapy methods. The purpose of cryotherapy treatment is to reduce tissue damage, muscle spasm, edema and pain and to provide a faster rehabilitation process after injury. It is also used as a recovery technique after high-intensity training in different sports branches. Despite the proven benefits of cryotherapy according to the literature, discussions continue about its effect on some parameters and there is no consensus on the duration of cryotherapy application. In addition, although there are studies on the effects of cryotherapy on the lower extremities, studies for the upper extremity are limited and the results of these studies are inconsistent. In the literature, no study was found that evaluated the effect of cryotherapy application time on shoulder muscle strength, endurance, flexibility and balance. Therefore, in this study, the acute effects of cryotherapy duration on shoulder muscle strength, flexibility, endurance and dynamic balance in healthy individuals will be investigated and the optimum duration of cryotherapy on these parameters will be determined. In addition, the results of the research will contribute to the planned rehabilitation and exercise program.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Individuals between the ages of 18-25 who volunteer to participate in the study
* No upper extremity orthopedic problems
* No history of shoulder injury or surgery in the past two years
* Absence of Raynaud's disease or cold intolerance

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having a history of shoulder injury or surgery
* Cervical or thoracic spine disorders
* People with any neurological disorder or known balance/proprioceptive deficits
* Decreased sensation or decreased blood flow
* Have Raynaud's disease or any cold intolerance

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Shoulder Muscle Strength
timeFrame: Just before and within 5 minutes after cryotherapy cryotherapy
measure: Change in Shoulder Flexibility
timeFrame: Just before and within 10 minutes after cryotherapy
measure: Change in Shoulder Functional Balance
timeFrame: Just before and within 10 minutes after cryotherapy
measure: Change in Shoulder Muscle Endurance
timeFrame: Just before and within 15 minutes after cryotherapy
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Temperature Sensation
timeFrame: Before cryotherapy
measure: Cold Intolerance
timeFrame: Before cryotherapy
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Muğla
country: Turkey
facility: Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Training and Research Hospital
state: Menteşe
Study officials:
affiliation: Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
name: Burcu Camcıoğlu Yılmaz, PT,PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
name: Ferhan Beril Yıldız, MSc. Student
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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