Cold Water Immersion Does Not Reduce Knee Joint Position Sense in Healthy Participants: a Randomised Cross-over Trial'
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 14
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Knee Joint Position Sense
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this project is to assess the effect of cold water immersion on knee joint re-positional sense in healthy subjects. Cryotherapy, in the form of cold water immersion, had previously been shown to improve athletic performance however, debate exists within the existing literature regarding whether proprioception, in the form or joint position sense, is effected post treatment.
Null hypothesis (H0): Water immersion has no effect on joint position sense (JPS).
Alternate hypothesis (H1): Water immersion has an effect on joint position sense.
详细描述
This was a prospective, randomised, cross-over design where volunteers acted as their own controls. The volunteers were immersed at two temperatures (detailed below) and these sessions were separated by six to ten days. The order of the testing was randomly assigned using a random number generator. Ethical approval of the design of this trial was gained from the University of Limerick's Research Ethics Committee and signed informed consent was gained from each participant before any data collection took place.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 40 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Healthy subjects between the ages of 18 and 40 who complete both a Par-Q test and sign an informed consent form.
排除标准
- •Potential subjects who do not complete a Par-Q questionnaire or provide written consent. Subjects with any ankle or knee injuries in the past twelve months.
- •Students who have a recent history of ear or vestibular conditions.
- •Subjects who will not be available to attend all sessions.
- •Subjects who are under the age of 18 or over the age of
- •Subjects who aren't comfortable with being blind-folded or videotaped during testing.
- •Those who are sensitive to cold exposure or show signs of a contraindication to cryotherapy.
结局指标
主要结局
Knee Joint Position Sense
时间窗: 10 minutes pre and 5 minutes post immersion
次要结局
未报告次要终点