Localized Muscle Cooling on Balance in Healthy Individuals

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-01-05

Study Completion Date

2019-05-15

Brief Summary

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This study aims to investigate the effects of localized muscle cooling on static and dynamic stability in healthy adults.

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Detailed Description

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Healthy young adult aged 18-30 years will be recruited from the College of Applied Medical Sciences (CAMS), King Saud University, Riyadh. Subjects will be excluded if they had a history of a hip or knee injury, sensory deficits in the lower extremity, a history of lower-extremity surgery, or a history of a quadriceps or hamstring muscle injury. The protocol was submitted to and approved by the Ethics Sub-Committee of Rehabilitation Research chair (RRC-2018-011). Participants will be requested to sign a written informed consent form approved by the institution ethics committee. A total of 50 participants were randomly assigned to the quadriceps cooling (QC: n = 10), hamstrings cooling (HC: n = 10), calf cooling (CC: n = 10), back muscle cooling (BC: n = 10) or control (no cooling: n = 10) group by a lottery method.A baseline assessment of mean center of gravity (COG), sway velocity (degrees/sec) for the unilateral Stance (US) will be performed. After the baseline assessment, a cold pack (gel pack, temperature -6 degrees to -12 degrees Celsius) will be placed on the target muscle for 20 minutes. One thin dry towel will be kept between the cold pack and the skin to prevent skin damage. Before and after the application of ice application the skin sensibility will be assessed by testing the participant's to a pinprick.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Quadriceps cooling

Participants in this group will receive a cold pack on anterior thigh muscles for 20 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cooling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

the participants in the experimental group will receive a cold pack (gel pack, temperature -6 degrees to -12 degrees Celsius) will be placed on the target muscles for 20 minutes.

Hamstring cooling

Participants in this group will receive a cold pack on posterior thigh muscles for 20 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cooling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

the participants in the experimental group will receive a cold pack (gel pack, temperature -6 degrees to -12 degrees Celsius) will be placed on the target muscles for 20 minutes.

Calf cooling

Participants in this group will receive a cold pack on posterior leg muscles for 20 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cooling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

the participants in the experimental group will receive a cold pack (gel pack, temperature -6 degrees to -12 degrees Celsius) will be placed on the target muscles for 20 minutes.

Back cooling

Participants in this group will receive a cold pack on posterior low back muscles for 20 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cooling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

the participants in the experimental group will receive a cold pack (gel pack, temperature -6 degrees to -12 degrees Celsius) will be placed on the target muscles for 20 minutes.

Control

The participants in the control group will be rested for 20 minutes without any intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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cooling

the participants in the experimental group will receive a cold pack (gel pack, temperature -6 degrees to -12 degrees Celsius) will be placed on the target muscles for 20 minutes.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthy young adults

Exclusion Criteria

* history of a hip or knee injury, sensory deficits in the lower extremity and lower back, a history of lower-extremity surgery, spinal surgery, or a history of a quadriceps or hamstring muscle injury.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes