Measuring Muscle Tone in Thoracic Myofascial Release with the MyotonPRO Device
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Tissue Biomechanical Parameters
研究概览
简要总结
Brief Summary:
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the efficacy of myofascial release in altering the parameters of muscle tone, stiffness, and viscoelasticity in young adults. The main questions it aims to answer are:
What is the efficacy of myofascial release in altering muscle tone, stiffness, and viscoelasticity? What is the efficacy of light hands-on sham as a control? Are there differences in these parameters between men and women? What is the reliability of MyotonPro use in young adults? Researchers will randomly allocate and compare the treatment group, which receives osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) in the form of 30 seconds of indirect myofascial release followed by 30 seconds of direct myofascial release, to the control group, which receives 1 minute of light hands-on traps placebo, to see if there are differences in muscle tone, stiffness, and viscoelasticity.
详细描述
Objectives:
The primary objective was to determine the efficacy of myofascial release in altering the parameters of muscle tone, stiffness, and viscoelasticity. The secondary objectives are to determine the efficacy of light hands-on sham as a control, study the differences in parameters between men and women, and measure the reliability of MyotonPro use in young adults.
Eligibility Criteria:
Participants have to be aged 18 to 35 years old. Participants should not have current thoracic spine injuries such as compression fractures or prior thoracic spinal fusions.
Exclusion criteria included current or prior thoracic injury or surgery, as well as a BMI of less than 30.0. This exclusion was to maintain study validity, considering that >20mm of subcutaneous fat over the target muscle skews the data per the MyotonPro user manual.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 35 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •18-35 year old healthy participants
排除标准
- •BMI >30
- •No current thoracic spine injuries such as compression fractures or spinal fusions
结局指标
主要结局
Tissue Biomechanical Parameters
时间窗: Baseline will be assessed Immediately pre-treatment, with follow up assessed immediately after the intervention
Myofascial Tone assessed using a Myotonometer
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Alexander King, DO
Program Director, Assistant Professor
Rowan University