Dynamic Stretching Training and Muscle Tendon Unit

NCT02509676 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 15-KAEK-097 (Ethics Committee)
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 28
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a 5-week dynamic stretching exercise training on muscle-tendon unit of gastrocnemius muscle.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

dynamic stretching training; muscle tendon unit; ultrasound

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• muscle-tendon unit length

  change in muscle tendon unit property with dynamic exercise training of 5 week will be followed

  at the end of 5 weeks of training

• pennation angle

  change in pennation angle of the gastrocnemius muscle with dynamic stretching exercise training

  at the end of 5 weeks of training

• muscle thickness

  change in muscle thickness of the gastrocnemius muscle with dynamic stretching exercise training will be measured by ultrasound

  at the end of 5 weeks of training

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• range of ankle dorsiflexion

  at the end of 5 weeks of training

Study Arms (2)

dynamic stretching exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will perform dynamic stretching exercise to their left side gastrocnemius muscles for 5 weeks (5 days a week, 3 sets of exercise a day, each set including 5 repetitions of dynamic stretching lasting 45 seconds)

Other: stretching exercise

control

NO INTERVENTION

this group will not perform any stretching exercises for 5 weeks

Interventions

stretching exercise OTHER

dynamic stretching exercises with 5 repetitions, each lasting 45 seconds, for 5 days a week and 3 times a day

dynamic stretching exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Healthy males,
• aged between 18-30 years

You may not qualify if:

• Cases with history of recent musculoskeletal injuries or neurological diseases.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Gaziosmanpasa University

Tokat Province, 60100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Muscle Stretching Exercises

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Funda DEMIRTURK, PhD

  Gaziosmanpasa University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asso. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 23, 2015
• First Posted: July 28, 2015
• Study Start: June 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2015
• Study Completion: October 1, 2015
• Last Updated: November 8, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-11

Locations

TU (1)