Effects of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Healthy Tissue Regarding Range of Motion and Gait

NCT ID: NCT06612983

Last Updated: 2024-09-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 70 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-01-09
• Study Completion Date: 2023-02-28

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to study the effects of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) in healthy tissue of adult volunteers. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does IASTM treatment have an effect on range of motion (ROM) as measured in the ankle and knee?
• Does IASTM treatment have an effect on movement patterns including gait - how a person walks? Researchers will compare pre-test and post-test data from the same individual on their day with treatment to the pre-test and post-test data from the same individual on their day without treatment to see if ROM or gait are effected by use of IASTM.

Participants will:

• Complete a past medical and injury history questionnaire
• Have ankle and knee range of motion (ROM) measurements taken on both lower extremities using a goniometer
• Undergo a gait analysis to determine center of gravity, center of pressure, step length, stride length, and stride frequency using Noraxon MyoMuscle Ultium Insoles
• Undergo IASTM treatment techniques using the HawkGrips tools including applying emollient to the skin to reduce friction on the surface followed by scanning the gastroc/soleus complexes and Achilles tendons using the HG8-Scanner tool for 15 strokes in each direction to identify areas of concern, then the concave tool corresponding to the size of the structure being treated will be used (HG6-Large Multi-Curve, HG5-Medium Multi-Curve, HG4-Small Multi-Curve) for 15 strokes in each direction. Treatment techniques should last for 10 minutes in total on each side.
• Complete the ankle and knee ROM measurements as well as gait analysis again to document progress at the end of the first session.
• Return three to seven days after the first session in which the subject will have the walking treatment.
• Undergo the same baseline pre-test measurements for range of motion and gait analysis as the first session
• Experience the walking treatment by walking for the same time period that the IASTM treatment took at the first session
• Undergo the post-test range of motion and gait analysis for data comparison.

Detailed Description

No further information to note than what is described in the summary or elsewhere

Conditions

Healthy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

IASTM

This arm of the study received treatment on day one and walking treatment on day two.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization

Intervention Type: OTHER

Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization is a technique that is applied using specially designed tools/instruments to provide a mobilizing effect to soft tissues including the skin, fascia, muscles, and tendons by its various direct compressive stroke techniques on the gastroc/soleus complexes and Achilles tendons in the first session.

Walking Treatment

Intervention Type: OTHER

Movement itself should promote mobility so walking steadily for the same period of time as the IASTM had taken to complete is the sham treatment in second session.

Interventions

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization

Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization is a technique that is applied using specially designed tools/instruments to provide a mobilizing effect to soft tissues including the skin, fascia, muscles, and tendons by its various direct compressive stroke techniques on the gastroc/soleus complexes and Achilles tendons in the first session.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Walking Treatment

Movement itself should promote mobility so walking steadily for the same period of time as the IASTM had taken to complete is the sham treatment in second session.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

HawkGrips

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals from a small regional university student body, faculty and staff may choose to volunteer to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Acute spinal cord injury with neurological deficits
• Neurological disorders
• Acute lower extremity injury such as sprain or strain
• Acute lower extremity pain causing gait deviation
• Any type of lower extremity fracture within the past 12 months
• Lumbar disc pathology with radicular symptoms
• Use of blood thinning or clotting medications
• Known connective tissue disorder

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

Sponsors

Minot State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Beth Marschner

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Beth Marschner

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Beth Marschner, DPT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Minot State University

Locations

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

2242

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id