Clinical trial NCT06227312: Effect of Whole-body Vibration on the Ankle Joint, Plantar Pressure, and Running Paramethers
Official title: Effect of Whole-body Vibration on the Ankle Joint, Plantar Pressure, and Running Paramethers
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Range of Motion
Running
Gait
Keywords: runners
muscle flexibility
ankle
range of motion
foot arches
plantar pressure patterns
Footscan
Lead sponsor: Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-01-26
Enrollment: 16
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 34
Maximum age (years): 42
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: The participants engaged in four experimental sessions within 4 weeks. These sessions were conducted in a randomized sequence, with a one-week gap between each session. During each session, every participant performed one of the following tasks: 5 sets of 30 s calf raises on the platform but without vibration (CTRL); 5 sets of 30 s calf raises on the vibration platform with 30 s rest intervals between sets (WBV); 6 drop jump with a 30 s rest interval between sets (DJ); 5 sets of 30 s calf raises on the vibration platform followed by 6 drop jumps with a 30 s rest interval between sets (WBV + DJ).
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: The main purpose of this study was the assessment of whole-body vibration warm-up, modified drop jumps, and combination of both on the range of motion of dorsiflexion in the ankle joint and running time. 16 recreationally active runners performed 4 different warm-up variants one week apart: 5 sets of 30 s calf raises on the platform but without vibration (CTRL), the same as CTRL group but with vibration with 30 s rest intervals between sets (WBV), 6 drop jumps with a 30 s rest interval between sets (DJ); last group was combination of both WBV and DJ groups (WBV+DJ). The study included muscle flexibility tests for the soleus and gastrocnemius muscles performed before the warm-up, 3 minutes after warm-up and immediately after a 3000 m run on a treadmill. The running time was measured and the run had to be completed in the shortest possible time.

Additionally, in the third week of the study there were performed static and dynamic foot measurements immediately before and after a 3000 m treadmill run. The main purpose of that gait analysis was to assess the impact of a 3km run on plantar pressure patterns and gait parameters in recreational runners.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* healthy and recreationally active males
* minimum two years of running training experience

Exclusion Criteria:

* rheumatological disease
* neurological disease
* orthopaedic disease
* genetic disease
* cardiovascular system disease
* pain in lower limbs in the last year
* pain in lumbar spine in the last year
* surgeries of lower limbs in the last year
* surgeries of spine in the last year
* musculoskeletal injuries in the lower limbs in the last year
* musculoskeletal injuries in the lumbar spine in the last year
* the absence during one or more training day

Primary outcomes:
measure: Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (Gastrocnemius muscle flexibility test)
timeFrame: 3 times - before the warm-up, 3 minutes after warm-up and immediately after a 3000 m run
measure: Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (Soleus muscle flexibility test)
timeFrame: 3 times - before the warm-up, 3 minutes after warm-up and immediately after a 3000 m run
measure: Static foot analysis (FootScan platform)
timeFrame: 2 times - immediately before and after 3000 m run
measure: Dynamic foot analysis (FootScan platform) 1
timeFrame: 2 times - immediately before and after 3000 m run
measure: Dynamic foot analysis (FootScan platform) 2
timeFrame: 2 times - immediately before and after 3000 m run
measure: Dynamic foot analysis (FootScan platform) 3
timeFrame: 2 times - immediately before and after 3000 m run
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Gdańsk
country: Poland
facility: Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
state: Pomorskie
Study officials:
affiliation: Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
name: Paulina W Ewertowska, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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