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Stretching and Pain Sensitivity

NCT02027766 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2014-05-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Stretching is frequently used in clinical practice to manage musculoskeletal discomfort and to prevent sports injuries. It is not known if stretching affects pain sensitivity. The purpose of this study is to investigate if a 4 week daily stretching protocol alters pain sensitivity.

The investigators hypothesize that stretching reduces pain sensitivity.

Conditions

  • Stretching

Interventions

OTHER

Calf muscle stretching

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Marius Henriksen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marius Henriksen, PT, PhD · Frederiksberg Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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