Effect of Stretching on Visco-elastic Behaviour of the Fascia Plantaris in a Healthy Population

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stiffness of Unspecified Foot, Not Elsewhere Classified; Stretch; Rehabilitation; Fasciitis, Plantar
• Interventions: Other: Fascia stretch

• Registration Number: NCT05153993
• Lead Sponsor: University Ghent

Brief Summary

RCT with two arms: (1) stretch fascia plantaris (6 weeks, n=30) (2) control (n=30); Outcome parameters: ROM ankle and first toe; visco-elastic behaviour of the fascia plantaris determined by means of myotonometry Study protocol: Outcome parameters were evaluated before and after the intervention/control with a 6 weeks interval. All participants were screened bilaterally and for the participants assigned to the intervention group stretching was only performed on the dominant side

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-12-20
• Study Completion: 2018-05-05
• Study First Submitted: 2018-07-04
• Status Verified: 2021-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-11-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-11-29
• Study First Posted: 2021-12-10
• Last Update Posted: 2021-12-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy volunteers

Exclusion Criteria

• Lower extremity injury

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Stretch fascia plantaris	Fascia stretch	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visco-elastic behaviour using myotonometry	within 20 minutes before and after intervention	By means of the MyotonPro device

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Range of Motion of ankle joint and first metatarsalphalangeal joint	within 20 minutes before and after intervention	By means of goniometry

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Roel De Ridder; 🇧🇪 Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium