Effects of the Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation for Promoting Muscular Irradiation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Motor Disorders
• Interventions: Other: Upper Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - external rotation; Other: Sit to Stand; Other: Lower Limb pattern with flexion - adduction - external rotation with knee flexion; Other: Lower Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - internal rotation with knee flexion; Other: Lifting to the right

• Registration Number: NCT02821598
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) patterns delivered to the upper limb, lower limb and trunk for promoting motor irradiation to the contralateral lower limb.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-06
• Study First Submitted: 2016-06-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-06-29
• Study First Posted: 2016-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-09
• Study Completion: 2016-09
• Status Verified: 2019-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-06-12
• Last Update Posted: 2019-06-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• right-handed
• sedentary
• healthy
• body mass index between 18.5 - 24.9 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

• having any injuries that prevented the implementation of the proposed activities
• being pregnant

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Upper limb pattern	Upper Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - external rotation	Upper Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - external rotation
Sit to Stand	Sit to Stand	Sit to Stand task
Lower limb pattern 1	Lower Limb pattern with flexion - adduction - external rotation with knee flexion	Lower Limb pattern with flexion - adduction - external rotation with knee flexion;
Lower limb pattern 2	Lower Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - internal rotation with knee flexion	Lower Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - internal rotation with knee flexion;
Lifting to the right	Lifting to the right	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscular activity by means of Electromyography	Change from pre to post intervention (at least 40 min)	Muscular activity will be assessed in the left lower limb

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre; 🇧🇷 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil