Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT05130372 |
| Other study ID # |
2017/17-39 |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Completed |
| Phase |
N/A
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
October 1, 2017 |
| Est. completion date |
February 27, 2018 |
Study information
| Verified date |
November 2021 |
| Source |
Hacettepe University |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
Introduction: To compare the acute effects of different stretching methods on ankle joint
range of motion (ROM) in older adults.
Methods: A total of 78 subjects aged 65 years and older were randomly divided into three
groups. After the 5-minute walk, the randomly assigned method was applied. Static Stretching
Group; static stretching in 3x30sec, PNF Stretching Group; PNF contract-relax in 3x30sec and
Roller Massage Group; roller massage in 3x30sec was performed. Immediately after the
application, 10 minutes and 20 minutes after application, the range of motion of the ankle
joint was measured in the weight-bearing lunge position.
Description:
It is planned to single-blind, randomized controlled study with before-after measurements.
Considering the acute effects of stretching exercise for ankle dorsiflexion in older women,
the effect size was calculated as 1.02. According to this effect size, it was planned to
recruit 26 people to each group with 95% confidence level and 95% power, and 78 people in
total would participate in the study. Ethics committee approval of the study was received
from Dokuz Eylul University Non-Interventional Research Ethics Committee (with the decision
number 2017/17-39 in the meeting dated 22.06.2017). The study was conducted under the
Declaration of Helsinki standards. The participants were informed about the study by the
physiotherapist and all the participants provided written informed consent to participate in
the study. The study included healthy and voluntary older adults aged 65 and over who were
able to walk without using an assistive device, independent in their daily life activities,
and scored 23 and above according to the mini-mental state test in the study. The exclusion
criteria of the study were the presence of a neurological, orthopedic or cardiovascular
disease affecting the lower extremity, pain or limitation of movement in the ankle joint,
skin diseases, history of falling in the last 1 year, any problem that may prevent lying
prone and participation in a regular exercise program. Individuals meeting the inclusion
criteria were randomly assigned to one of two different groups with the help of the Random
Numbers Table. The study was terminated when the target number of participants (n=78) was
reached. Static stretching was applied to the first group (n=26), PNF stretching to the
second group (n=26), and roller massage to the third group (n=26). Individuals meeting the
inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to one of two different groups with the help of the
Random Numbers Table. The study was terminated when the target number of participants (n=78)
was reached. Static stretching was applied to the first group (n=26), PNF stretching to the
second group (n=26), and roller massage to the third group (n=26). (Figure 1) After the
stretching method to be applied was determined randomly, the participants were asked to walk
for 5 minutes in a 50-meter corridor. After warming up with this light-paced walking, applied
one of the three methods. Immediately after the application, 10 minutes and 20 minutes after
application, the range of motion of the ankle joint was measured in the weight-bearing lunge
position.
