Effects of the Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation for Promoting Muscular Irradiation

NCT02821598 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 888.006
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) patterns delivered to the upper limb, lower limb and trunk for promoting motor irradiation to the contralateral lower limb.

Conditions

Motor Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Muscular activity by means of Electromyography

  Muscular activity will be assessed in the left lower limb

  Change from pre to post intervention (at least 40 min)

Study Arms (5)

Upper limb pattern

EXPERIMENTAL

Upper Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - external rotation

Other: Upper Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - external rotation

Lower limb pattern 1

EXPERIMENTAL

Lower Limb pattern with flexion - adduction - external rotation with knee flexion;

Other: Lower Limb pattern with flexion - adduction - external rotation with knee flexion

Lower limb pattern 2

EXPERIMENTAL

Lower Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - internal rotation with knee flexion;

Other: Lower Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - internal rotation with knee flexion

Lifting to the right

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Lifting to the right

Sit to Stand

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Sit to Stand task

Other: Sit to Stand

Interventions

Upper Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - external rotation OTHER

The PNF pattern will be applied three times. Participants will be in supine position under a stretcher, with arms folded and lower limbs in neutral position. In order to induce irradiation for the contralateral lower limb, the left foot sole will be kept in contact with the wall. For EMG recording, the participant will be positioned at the end of the PNF pattern and then the isometric contraction will be solicited. The command used was: "do not let me move you".

Upper limb pattern

Lower Limb pattern with flexion - adduction - external rotation with knee flexion OTHER

The PNF pattern will be applied three times. Participants will be in supine position under a stretcher, with arms folded and lower limbs in neutral position. In order to induce irradiation for the contralateral lower limb, the left foot sole will be kept in contact with the wall. For EMG recording, the participant will be positioned at the end of the PNF pattern and then the isometric contraction will be solicited. The command used was: "do not let me move you".

Lower limb pattern 1

Lower Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - internal rotation with knee flexion OTHER

The PNF pattern will be applied three times. Participants will be in supine position under a stretcher, with arms folded and lower limbs in neutral position. In order to induce irradiation for the contralateral lower limb, the left foot sole will be kept in contact with the wall. For EMG recording, the participant will be positioned at the end of the PNF pattern and then the isometric contraction will be solicited. The command used was: "do not let me move you".

Lower limb pattern 2

Lifting to the right OTHER

The PNF pattern will be applied three times. Participants will be in supine position under a stretcher, with arms folded and lower limbs in neutral position. In order to induce irradiation for the contralateral lower limb, the left foot sole will be kept in contact with the wall. For EMG recording, the participant will be positioned at the end of the PNF pattern and then the isometric contraction will be solicited. The command used was: "do not let me move you".

Lifting to the right

Sit to Stand OTHER

Subjects will be sitting on a chair without armrests with ankles positioned at approximately 10 degrees of dorsiflexion. Knees will be kept at approximately 100 degrees of flexion. During the task, the participant will be instructed to stand from the sitting position while keeping their arms crossed over the chest. The examiner will give the command "ready - set - go". The task will be performed three times.

Sit to Stand

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• right-handed
• sedentary
• healthy
• body mass index between 18.5 - 24.9 kg/m2

You may not qualify if:

• having any injuries that prevented the implementation of the proposed activities
• being pregnant

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre: lead

Study Sites (1)

Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 22, 2016
• First Posted: July 1, 2016
• Study Start: June 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2016
• Study Completion: September 1, 2016
• Last Updated: June 14, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-06

Locations

BR (1)