Clinical trial NCT06610058: Effects of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Regarding Range of Motion and Lower Extremity Power
Official title: Effects of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Healthy Tissue Regarding Range of Motion and Lower Extremity Power
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Healthy
Keywords: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
Range of Motion
Lower Extremity Power
Vertical Jump
Horizontal Jump
Lead sponsor: Minot State University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Minot State University
First posted: 2024-09-24
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to study the effects of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) in healthy adult volunteers. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does IASTM treatment have an effect on range of motion (ROM) as measured in the hip, knee and ankle?
* Does IASTM treatment have an effect on lower extremity power? Researchers will compare pre-test and post-test IASTM treatment intervention data to the pre-test and post-test data of the no treatment control intervention to see if IASTM works to change range of motion and/or lower extremity power.

Participants will:

* Complete a questionnaire on medical history and injury background
* Have hip, knee and ankle range of motion (ROM) measurements taken on both lower extremities using a goniometer
* Complete three trials of vertical jump testing using a Fleage Floor standing vertical jump measurement tester with one warm up first
* Complete three trials of horizontal jump testing using a Woanger 12'x2.5' long jump mat and verified by a secondary measure using a tape measure with one warm up first
* Be randomly assigned to either IASTM first treatment group or the wait/control first group
* Receive IASTM treatment techniques including application of emollient to the skin to reduce friction on the surface followed by scanning the hamstrings, quadriceps, gastroc/soleus complex, and Achilles tendon using the HG8-Scanner tool for 15 strokes in each direction. Then the concave tool corresponding to the size of the structure being treated will be used (HG6-Large Multi-Curve, HG5-Medium Multi-Curve, HG4-Small Multi-Curve) for 15 strokes in each direction.
* Simply wait for 20 minutes (the duration of time treatment with IASTM would require) when completing the control treatment.
* Complete hip, knee and ankle range of motion and vertical and horizontal jump measure testing at the end of the first session.
* Return within fourteen days after the first session in order to undergo the opposite experience (IASTM first means wait/control second and vice versa).
* Undergo the same baseline pre-test measurements for range of motion and vertical and horizontal jump measure testing as the first session.
* Experience the opposite treatment for the same time period as the first session.
* Undergo the post-test range of motion and vertical and horizontal jump measure testing at the end of the second session for data comparison.

Detailed description: No further information to note than what is described in the summary or elsewhere

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Individuals from a small regional university student body, faculty and staff may choose to volunteer to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Acute spinal cord injury with neurological deficits
* Neurological disorders
* Acute lower extremity injury such as sprain or strain
* Acute lower extremity pain causing gait deviation
* Any type of lower extremity fracture within the past 12 months
* Lumbar disc pathology with radicular symptoms
* Use of blood thinning or clotting medications
* Known connective tissue disorder

Primary outcomes:
measure: Range of Motion
timeFrame: From baseline to end of session at one hour
measure: Lower Extremity Power Horizontal Jump
timeFrame: From baseline to end of session at one hour
measure: Lower Extremity Power Vertical Jump
timeFrame: From baseline to end of session at one hour
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Minot
country: United States
facility: Minot State University
state: North Dakota
Study officials:
affiliation: Minot State University
name: Beth Marschner, DPT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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