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Diaphragm Stretching Increases Spine and Thoracic Mobility

NCT ID: NCT01753726

Last Updated: 2016-11-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-06-30

Study Completion Date

2015-05-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Spinal pain is a well recognized condition associated with significant personal and community burdens. Recent studies estimated the prevalence between 6 and 22% in neck pain, from 4-72% in thoracic pain and from 1.0% to 58.1% in low back pain, which increases with age. During the last decades numerous researches have been conducted on stretching effects, evidencing an increased muscle control, flexibility and range of motion. The main purpose of this investigation is to examine the effects of diaphragm stretching in spine and thoracic mobility in healthy subjects in order to apply the results in a specifics pathologies in future studies.

Conditions

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Healthy

Keywords

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stretching, diaphragm, spinal movement, thoracic movement

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Experimental group

43 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.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Diaphragm stretching.

Intervention Type OTHER

A manual technique of diaphragm stretching during 7 minutes. The participants were situated in a seated position.

Placebo group

37 healthy people were recruited in order to the inclusion criteria.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo.

Intervention Type OTHER

Disconnected ultrasound was used for the 7 min as sham treatment

Interventions

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Diaphragm stretching.

A manual technique of diaphragm stretching during 7 minutes. The participants were situated in a seated position.

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo.

Disconnected ultrasound was used for the 7 min as sham treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Manual technique Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthy subjects
* Age: between 18 and 65 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

* Pathological subjects
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universidad de Granada

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Marie Carmen Valenza

Assistant professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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M. Carmen Valenza, PH MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Physical Therapy. University of Granada.

Locations

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Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Granada.

Granada, Granada, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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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.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27333481 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-35552016005008108&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en

González-ÁlvarezFJ, ValenzaMC, Torres-SánchezI, Cabrera-MartosI, Rodríguez-TorresJ, CastelloteY.Effects of diaphragm stretching on posterior chain muscle kinematics and rib cage and abdominal excursion: a randomized controlled trial. BrazJPhysTher.2016

Other Identifiers

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DF0037UG

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id