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Effects of ART® on Lower Limb Myofascial Pain and Function

NCT04535635 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2022-07-20

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Summary

This is a feasibility study to determine if the investigators can conduct a clinical trial with a sham and control soft tissue treatment. The primary research questions are can the investigators provide the treatments as specified, can they recruit a sufficient number of participants, and does ART® decrease pain and improve function in 20-50 year-old adults with subacute or chronic lower limb soft-tissue injuries compared to a sham treatment? This is a pre-post ART® pilot study with a control group that would receive a sham ART® treatment. The study group is 20-50 year-old adults with subacute or chronic lower limb soft tissue injuries.

Conditions

  • Muscle Injury
  • Lower Limb Injury

Interventions

OTHER

Active Release Techniques®

The ART® procedure will consist of identifying and treating manipulatable lesions as per their protocols, while the sham group will receive a passable version of this technique. This information is under copyright and cannot be copied or outlined specifically in any form, including a research paper. The overarching procedure used by ART® will be explained however specific details referring to each protocol cannot be described. Muscles are shortened, and the therapist applies sufficient digital pressure to be in contact with the tissue in question. Directional tension is applied proximally along the muscle fiber direction, and then the structure is lengthened while the contact remains as described.

OTHER

Sham Active Release Techniques®

For the sham treatment, the muscle(s) in question will be taken from a lengthened to a shortened position (opposite of the protocol direction as per the ART® manual) with a broad light contact on the skin - the treating therapist will not achieve tissue depth as specified by ART® and will not attempt to take "tension" as is outlined in the ART® manual.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jason A Pajaczkowski, DC · Associate Professor, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-01
Primary Completion
2022-05-02
Completion
2022-05-02

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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