Acute Effects of Static Stretching Duration on Gastrocnemius Muscle Vascularization

NCT04459195 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Kamile U Akkaya
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Stretching effects skeletal muscle flexibility, vascularity and physical performance. The aim of our study is to examine the acute effects of static stretching duration on gastrocnemius muscle vascularization in healthy participants by superb microvascular imaging (SMI) and to compare the effects of 2 and 5 minutes of static stretching on blood flow.

Conditions

Muscle Stretching Exercises

Keywords

Gastrocnemius; Static Stretching; Muscle Vascularization; Superb Microvascular Imaging

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Muscle vascularization

  The evaluation of muscle vascularization will be made using the Superb microvascular imaging method by a radiologist. Superb microvascular imaging is a recently developed ultrasound imaging technique that aims to visualize low velocity and small diameter blood vessel flow.

  Immediately after the application.

• Muscle vascularization

  The evaluation of muscle vascularization will be made using the Superb microvascular imaging method by a radiologist. Superb microvascular imaging is a recently developed ultrasound imaging technique that aims to visualize low velocity and small diameter blood vessel flow.

  10 minutes after the application.

Study Arms (2)

2 Minute Static stretching

EXPERIMENTAL

Stretching applications will be applied to the first group for 2 minutes .

Behavioral: 2 Minute Static Stretching

5 Minute Static stretching

EXPERIMENTAL

Stretching applications will be applied to the first group for 5 minutes.

Behavioral: 5 Minute Static Stretching

Interventions

2 Minute Static Stretching BEHAVIORAL

Stretching applications will be applied to the first group for 2 minutes. Static stretching exercise will be performed under the supervision of a physiotherapist as 30 seconds of stretching and 30 seconds of rest and and the individuals will be asked to participate in the exercise actively.

2 Minute Static stretching

5 Minute Static Stretching BEHAVIORAL

Stretching applications will be applied to the first group for 5 minutes. Static stretching exercise will be performed under the supervision of a physiotherapist as 30 seconds of stretching and 30 seconds of rest and and the individuals will be asked to participate in the exercise actively.

5 Minute Static stretching

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Healthy volunteers between the ages of 18-35,
• Without knee, hip, ankle and waist pathology,
• Has not undergone any surgery on the lower extremity.

You may not qualify if:

• Rheumatic, musculoskeletal, neurological and vestibular problems,
• Bone pathologies,
• Joint laxity,
• Connective tissue disorders
• Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, arthritic or inflammatory problems

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yuksek Ihtisas University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Yuksek Ihtisas University

Ankara, 06520, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Caliskan E, Akkoc O, Bayramoglu Z, Gozubuyuk OB, Kural D, Azamat S, Adaletli I. Effects of static stretching duration on muscle stiffness and blood flow in the rectus femoris in adolescents. Med Ultrason. 2019 May 2;21(2):136-143. doi: 10.11152/mu-1859.

  PMID: 31063516 BACKGROUND

• Maeda N, Urabe Y, Tsutsumi S, Sakai S, Fujishita H, Kobayashi T, Asaeda M, Hirata K, Mikami Y, Kimura H. The Acute Effects of Static and Cyclic Stretching on Muscle Stiffness and Hardness of Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle. J Sports Sci Med. 2017 Dec 1;16(4):514-520. eCollection 2017 Dec.

  PMID: 29238251 BACKGROUND

• Nakamura M, Ikezoe T, Nishishita S, Umehara J, Kimura M, Ichihashi N. Acute effects of static stretching on the shear elastic moduli of the medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles in young and elderly women. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2017 Dec;32:98-103. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2017.09.006. Epub 2017 Sep 25.

  PMID: 28988152 BACKGROUND

• Jiang ZZ, Huang YH, Shen HL, Liu XT. Clinical Applications of Superb Microvascular Imaging in the Liver, Breast, Thyroid, Skeletal Muscle, and Carotid Plaques. J Ultrasound Med. 2019 Nov;38(11):2811-2820. doi: 10.1002/jum.15008. Epub 2019 Apr 5.

  PMID: 30953387 BACKGROUND

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 Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 30, 2020
• First Posted: July 7, 2020
• Study Start: July 10, 2020
• Primary Completion: August 7, 2020
• Study Completion: August 7, 2020
• Last Updated: December 23, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-12

Locations

TU (1)