The effect of cooling on muscle strength and proprioception in healthy subjects

Phase 2

• Conditions: M99.-; 6; Injury of lower limb.; Injury of muscles and tendons of anterior muscle group at knee and thigh level

• Registration Number: IRCT2016051422539N3
• Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Semnan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy young volunteer female students aged between 18 and 30 years old. Exclusion criteria: Any neuromuscular or musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary problems during interventional sessions; some problems such as low back pain; tumors; migraine; vertigo; deep vein thrombosis; any lower limb joint deformity; pregnancy; lower limbs fracture during last year; any severe trauma in trunk or lower limbs during last 3 months; any allergy to cooling; Raynaud's phenomenon.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle strength. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, 30 and 60 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: N/M By isokinetic dynamometer.;Intermediate range of knee flexion from 40 ° and 60 ° to assess proprioception (joint position sense). Timepoint: Before, immediately after, 30 and 60 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: In degree by isokinetic dynamometer.