Clinical trial NCT06877832: Effects of Foam Rolling, Foam Rolling with Dynamic Movement, and Static Stretching on Plantar Flexor Range of Motion and Tissue Properties in Healthy Participants
Official title: Determinants of Acute Effects of Stretching Vs. Foam Rolling: Morphological, Sensory and Fluid Responses
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Healthy Subjects (HS)
Keywords: stiffness
jump
pain sensitivity
EIM
L-BIA
Lead sponsor: University of Palermo
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-03-14
Enrollment: 24
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: Each voluntary participant will be invited and tested at the Functional Assessment Laboratory. After reading and completing the informed consent document regarding our research and data processing, participants will be invited for four separate sessions at the laboratory. During the first session, essential personal information (name, surname, sex, age) will be recorded. Immediately after measuring the participant's height using a stadiometer and weight using a scale, several tests will be conducted to assess pain thresholds and tissue density using specific dynamometers, joint mobility levels of the participants (Passive Muscle Mobility Test and a test using the accelerometer), and a Bioimpedance Analysis to assess body fluids. After a 15-minute rest period, the tests will be repeated to obtain an initial baseline control assessment. The subsequent sessions will involve the same evaluations, which will be conducted before, immediately after, and 15 minutes after the proposed intervention. The proposed interventions will be randomized across the sessions and will alternatively include: a brief session of static stretching on the leg muscles (4 sets of 30 seconds with 15 seconds of rest between sets), a session of static foam rolling (4 sets of 30 seconds with 15 seconds of rest between sets) on the same muscle groups, where pressure is applied to the muscle through the participant's body weight on a foam roller while performing muscle contractions, or dynamic foam rolling, during which the muscle will be rolled over the foam roller.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Healthy participants, adult participants, active, agreeing to sign the consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants with neuromuscular, orthopedic and gynecological disease (or taking oral contraceptives) or those having injuries of the lower extremities were excluded from the investigation. Female participants were allowed to participate to the experiments only during the follicular phase of their menstrual cycle and always before ovulation

Primary outcomes:
measure: Plantar Flexors ROM
timeFrame: 5 minutes
measure: Pain Pressure Thresholds
timeFrame: 5 minutes
measure: Localised Bioimpedance Analysis (L-BIA)
timeFrame: 5 minutes
measure: Drop Jump Height (DJ)
timeFrame: 5 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Palermo
country: Italy
facility: University of Palermo
state: PA
Study officials:
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