Acute Blood Pressure and Range of Motion Responses to Cervical Foam Rolling: a Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 24
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, and mean arterial pressure
研究概览
简要总结
Foam rolling (FR) is a technique involving the application of external pressure to muscles and connective tissues using different devices (e.g. foam rollers, massage rollers, balls, etc.) , with the aim of reducing muscle tension, soreness, and stiffness, and improving circulation, and flexibility. Emerging evidence suggests that FR may also enhance tissue perfusion and blood flow and could induce a relaxation response, potentially modulating autonomic balance toward increased parasympathetic activity. The cervical region is of particular interest due to the presence of clinically relevant vascular structures, such as the carotid arteries, whose mechanical stimulation may elicit cardiovascular responses. Accordingly, the present study was designed to investigate the acute effects of cervical foam rolling on blood pressure, while simultaneously examining tissue hardness and heart rate variability as potential underlying mediators, and to explore a possible dose-response relationship between foam rolling volume and blood pressure through an inter-set analysis. Additionally, the acute effects of cervical foam rolling on local range of movement were also investigated.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •healthy participants aged 18 years or older
排除标准
- •use of antihypertensive medication;
- •orthopedic, neurological, renal, metabolic, or cardiovascular disorders.
研究组 & 干预措施
Cervical foam rolling
Four sets of 45 foam rolls were self-administered on the right posterolateral cervical region, with 45 seconds of recovery between sets.
干预措施: Cervical foam rolling (Other)
Control
Participants in the control condition remained seated for 6 minutes, matching the duration of the FR intervention protocol.
结局指标
主要结局
Systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, and mean arterial pressure
时间窗: - Day 1: Baseline (upon arrival) and immediately post-intervention; - Day 2: Baseline (upon arrival) and immediately post-intervention.
Systolic and diastolic BP were measured by using a validated oscillometric device. During the blood pressure assessment, participants were instructed to remain seated and relaxed. The mean arterial pressure (MAP) was subsequently extrapolated using the following formula: MAP=DP+1/3(SP-DP).
Tissue Hardness
时间窗: - Day 1: Baseline (upon arrival) and immediately post-intervention; - Day 2: Baseline (upon arrival) and immediately post-intervention.
Tissue hardness was collected using a portable tissue hardness meter. In the cervical region, the spinous process of C7 was used as the reference point. Measurements were obtained bilaterally to the C7.
Heart rate variability
时间窗: - Day 1: Baseline (upon arrival) and immediately post-intervention; - Day 2: Baseline (upon arrival) and immediately post-intervention.
Heart rate variabity was collected using a Polar H10 sensor chest strap device, a device validated for assessment of RR intervals.
Cervical range of motion (ROM)
时间窗: - Day 1: Baseline (upon arrival) and immediately post-intervention; - Day 2: Baseline (upon arrival) and immediately post-intervention.
Cervical ROM was measured using an inertial measurement unit (GYKO; Microgate, Bolzano, Italy). The accelerometer was secured to the participant's forehead and measured active cervical flexion, extension, right and left rotation, and right and left inclination.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Ewan Thomas
Ewan Thomas - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Educational Science, and Human Movement
University of Palermo