Facial Tactile Stimulation and Hamstring Flexibility

NCT05466513 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: RRC-2013-013
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 66
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Inhibition of the sub-occipital muscle group is shown to increase the elasticity of Hamstring muscles. Reversely, stretching of the hamstring muscles is shown to change the pressure pain thresholds over the masseter and upper trapezius muscles. There appears to be a functional link between the neuromuscular system of the head and neck and lower extremities. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of tactile stimulation of facial skin on hamstring length in healthy young males. A total of sixty-six participants participated in the study. Hamstring length was measured by the 'Sit and reach' test in long sitting and 'Toe touch' test in standing position before and after two minutes of facial tactile stimulation in the experimental group and rest in the control group.

Conditions

Hamstring Flexibility

Keywords

Facial skin; hamstring muscle flexibility; tactile Stimulation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Hamstring flexibility

  Hamstring muscle length was measured by Sit and reach test and Toe-touch test.

  2 minutes.

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Facial tactile stimulation was applied for 2 minutes.

Other: Facial tactile stimulation

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention was applied.

Interventions

Facial tactile stimulation OTHER

Tactile stimulation was given around the face with soft tissue paper for two minutes.

Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• young healthy adults

You may not qualify if:

• Musculoskeletal disease that can affect the testing.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• King Saud University: lead

Study Officials

• Masood Khan, M.P.Th

  King Saud University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Two arms parallel (Experimental and control group) design.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 17, 2022
• First Posted: July 20, 2022
• Study Start: October 10, 2013
• Primary Completion: January 21, 2014
• Study Completion: March 13, 2014
• Last Updated: July 22, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share