Diaphragm Stretching Increases Spine and Thoracic Mobility
Diaphragm Stretching Technique Increases Spine Mobility and Thoracic Movement: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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Brief Summary
Physical therapists have traditionally included various forms of manual therapy among the therapeutic approaches to spinal pathologies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of diaphragmatic stretching on spine and thoracic movement in healthy adults.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable healthy
Started Jun 2012
Longer than P75 for not_applicable healthy
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 17, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 20, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2015
CompletedNovember 1, 2016
October 1, 2016
2.6 years
December 17, 2012
October 30, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Assessment of lumbar mobility
Schober test is a flexion trunk test to evaluate lumbar spine mobility. During this test, while the patient is in the standing position, marks are made in the midpoint between the posterior superior iliac spines (PSISs) and 10 cm superiorly to this point.
up to 2 months
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Assessment of trunk mobility
baseline, 2 months
Cervical mobility
baseline, 2 months.
Abdominal and Thoracic Dimensions and Kinematics
baseline, 2 months.
Study Arms (2)
Experimental group
EXPERIMENTAL43 people are recruited in order to the inclusion criteria for the study. They are healthy people. A diaphragm stretching technique was employed in this experimental group.
Placebo group
PLACEBO COMPARATOR37 healthy people were recruited in order to the inclusion criteria.
Interventions
A manual technique of diaphragm stretching during 7 minutes. The participants were situated in a seated position.
Disconnected ultrasound was used for the 7 min as sham treatment
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Healthy subjects
- Age: between 18 and 65 years old.
You may not qualify if:
- Pathological subjects
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Granada.
Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Related Publications (1)
Gonzalez-Alvarez FJ, Valenza MC, Torres-Sanchez I, Cabrera-Martos I, Rodriguez-Torres J, Castellote-Caballero Y. Effects of diaphragm stretching on posterior chain muscle kinematics and rib cage and abdominal excursion: a randomized controlled trial. Braz J Phys Ther. 2016 Jun 16;20(5):405-411. doi: 10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0169.
PMID: 27333481DERIVED
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Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
M. Carmen Valenza, PH MD
Department of Physical Therapy. University of Granada.
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 17, 2012
First Posted
December 20, 2012
Study Start
June 1, 2012
Primary Completion
January 1, 2015
Study Completion
May 1, 2015
Last Updated
November 1, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-10