Immediate Effects of Myofascial Release on the Quadriceps or Hamstrings on Active Cervical Range of Motion

NCT ID: NCT05725811

Last Updated: 2023-05-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-02-20
• Study Completion Date: 2023-04-11

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to verify the immediate effects of quadriceps or hamstring myofascial release on the active cervical flexion and extension range of motion.

Detailed Description

After completing the questionnaire, 60 healthy college students will be randomly divided into three groups named Intervention Group 1 (IG 1) (n=20), Intervention Group 2 (IG 2) (n=20) and Control Group (CG) (n=20). In the first assessment (M0), the cervical flexion and extension range of motion will be measured with a goniometer. The myofascial release technique (foam roller) will be applied on the hamstrings (IG 1) or quadriceps (IG 2) of the dominant lower limb for 4 minutes (3 series of 1 minute with 30s rest). Participants in the control group will remain at rest sitting in a chair for 4 minutes.

Immediately after the intervention/control, both groups will be assessed, again (M1).

Conditions

Healthy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention group 1

A myofascial release technique will be performed using a foam roller (Blackroll Standard, 30 x 15 cm) on the dominant lower limb.

For the IG 1, the technique will be applied to the hamstrings muscles. In this group, participants will sit on the floor on a mat with the roller under their thighs. Their hands will be placed on the floor with their fingers pointing downwards. The foam roller will be in contact with the muscle being tested and the patient will exert a load until they feel a slight pain. In this way, the patient performs a self-massage in the direction of the muscle fibers. The limb that will not be tested will function as a lever, it will remain bent to the side, which will allow the simple realization of the glide.

A cycle of the procedure will be defined as a proximal to distal rolling movement, so the frequency in this study will be 25 cycles per minute measured with a metronome from a mobile application (Smart Metronome & Tuner v.11.8 IOS).

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dynamic foam rolling

Intervention Type: OTHER

The foam roller will be in contact with the muscle being tested and the patient will exert a load until they feel a slight pain. In this way, the patient performs a self-massage in the direction of the muscle fibers.

Intervention group 2

A myofascial release technique will be performed using a foam roller (Blackroll Standard, 30 x 15 cm) on the dominant lower limb.

The IG 2 will perform the same technique on a different muscle group: the quadriceps. In this way, the positioning will be different, the participants will be in the prone position, in a plank position, leaning on the forearms, the body well aligned and the studied lower limb well stretched. However, the participant will also perform a self-massage in the direction of the muscle fibers until they feel slight pain. The duration of the procedure will be set at 4 minutes in this study; 3 rounds of 1 minute (30 s rest).

A cycle of the procedure will be defined as a proximal to distal rolling movement, so the frequency in this study will be 25 cycles per minute measured with a metronome from a mobile application (Smart Metronome & Tuner v.11.8 IOS).

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dynamic foam rolling

Intervention Type: OTHER

The foam roller will be in contact with the muscle being tested and the patient will exert a load until they feel a slight pain. In this way, the patient performs a self-massage in the direction of the muscle fibers.

Control group

The participants will remain at rest in a chair for 4 minutes.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Dynamic foam rolling

The foam roller will be in contact with the muscle being tested and the patient will exert a load until they feel a slight pain. In this way, the patient performs a self-massage in the direction of the muscle fibers.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy university students of both genders with normal mobility of the joints.

Exclusion Criteria

• Deformities in the lower quadrant region of the body;
• Complaints in this region in the last 6 months;
• Surgical procedures or musculoskeletal, cardiac, renal, metabolic, neurological and or oncological pathologies
• Pregnant women
• Ingestion of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or consumption of any type of narcotic drugs and participants who have drunk alcohol in the last 12 hours.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 37 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University Fernando Pessoa

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ricardo Cardoso

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Ricardo Cardoso

Porto, , Portugal

Ricardo Cardoso

Porto, , Portugal

Countries

Portugal

Other Identifiers

ESS/FSA-206/22-2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id