Clinical trial NCT03516149: The Acute Effect of Foam Rolling on Elbow Joint Sensorimotor Function
Official title: The Acute Effect of Foam Rolling on Elbow Joint Sensorimotor Function
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Proprioceptive Disorders
Keywords: elbow
foam rolling
proprioception
sensorimotor
acute
Lead sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2018-05-04
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 exercise at the same day. Control group will be evaluated for the first time. Afterwards, second evaluation will be performed after resting period (2 minutes) at the same day.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to investigate the acute effects of foam rolling on elbow joint sensorimotor function 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 joint sensorimotor function. The purpose of this study is to investigate acute 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 exercise will be performed as 2 sets. After each set will be a resting period for 30 seconds. A total of 1 session will be performed. Second evaluation will be performed after exercise at the same day. 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 resting period (2 minutes) at the same day.

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: [Time Frame: Baseline, after 1session foam rolling exercise period and then follow up measurement at the same day]
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Biceps Brachii Strength
timeFrame: [Time Frame: Baseline, after 1session foam rolling exercise period and then follow up measurement at the same day]
measure: Elbow Sensorimotor Performance
timeFrame: [Time Frame: Baseline, after 1session foam rolling exercise period and then follow up measurement at the same day]
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: İzmir
country: Turkey
facility: Fatma Özden
state: Bornova
Study officials:
affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University
name: Sevgi Sevi Yeşilyaprak, Phd
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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