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Administrative data

NCT number NCT06079437
Other study ID # CISVWSA
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date April 10, 2023
Est. completion date April 22, 2023

Study information

Verified date October 2023
Source Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

There is sympathetic innervation of the muscular spindle. The application of cold to the skin provides an increase in sympathetic activity. In rehabilitation practice, short-term local cold is applied to the skin to provide motor facilitation. The aim of this study was to examine whether short-term local cold application provides an increase in isometric contractile strength and, if so, whether this effect is related to muscle spindle activity.


Description:

Cold application is frequently used in sports medicine and rehabilitation due to its beneficial effects on the neuromuscular system. Its main beneficial effects are facilitating muscle contraction (motor facilitation), increasing isometric muscle force formation and reducing spasticity. The motor effects of cold application may vary depending on the application time, cooling agent (ice, ice water, cooling spray, etc.) and subcutaneous fatty tissue thickness. Short-term cold application can increase contraction force through motor facilitation. As the duration of cold application increases, the effects of cold that inhibit motor functions, such as gamma motor neuron inhibition, muscle spindle inhibition, and muscle conduction block, come to the fore. With this effect, it is used in the treatment of spasticity. Neurophysiological studies to explain the motor effects of cold application have generally focused on the monosynaptic muscle spindle-based reflex. The monosynaptic muscle spindle-based reflex activates muscle spindles and stimulates alpha motor neurons via Group Ia afferent nerves. This effect is also known as the servo-motor (servo-assistance) effect of the muscle spindle. The increase in the sensitivity of the muscle spindle can provide motor facilitation by strengthening the servo-assistance effect. It has been shown that the muscle spindle has sympathetic innervation. It has been shown that the cold stress test can be an alternative to the classical autonomic nerve test and can be used to test sympathetic system activation. Additionally, studies have shown that cold stress test, mental arithmetic, isometric contraction and muscle ischemia cause an increase in muscle spindle sensitivity through increased sympathetic activity. A literature review has shown that there is no study examining the mechanism underlying the effect of local cold application on motor facilitation. Demonstrating the effect of local cold application on increasing maximum contraction force through muscle spindle sensitivity is also important for clinical applications to be more effective and efficient. The aim of this study was to examine whether short-term local cold application increases isometric contraction force and, if there is an increase, whether this effect is related to muscle spindle activity.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 15
Est. completion date April 22, 2023
Est. primary completion date April 20, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 20 Years to 45 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Being healthy - Being a young adult (20-45 years old) - Volunteer Exclusion Criteria: - Scar, dermatitis, etc. in the skin tissue where the surface electromyography electrode will be placed - Upper extremity bone and joint disease, history of neuromuscular disease - Heart disease, Hypertension - Cold intolerance

Study Design


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Intervention

Procedure:
Cheer
Maximum isometric contraction was performed with cheering.
The cold pressure test
Maximum isometric contraction was performed with the cold pressure test.

Locations

Country Name City State
Turkey Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training & Research Hospital Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Heart rate Heart rate was monitored with DII derivation electrocardiographic recording. Heart rate was reported as beats per minute. during procedure
Primary Soleus H-reflex amplitude By stimulating the tibial nerve with an electrical current, the Soleus H-reflex was obtained. Its peak to peak amplitude will be measured in microvolts. during procedure
Primary Soleus V-wave amplitude Soleus V-wave was obtained by applying an electrical current to the tibial nerve during maximum voluntary contraction (MCV). Peak-to-peak amplitude was measured in microvolts. during procedure
Primary Maximum isometric muscle strength Maximum isometric muscle strength of ankle plantar flexors was measured using a force sensor during procedure
Secondary Skin temperature The skin temperature of the back of the hand exposed to the cold application was measured with an infrared thermometer and the results were reported in degrees Celsius. during procedure
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