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The Effect of Stretching Exercises on Vascular Function, Blood Flow, and Walking Function in Middle and Older Adults

NCT04871906 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2021-05-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study examines the relationship between circulation and walking speed after performing 8-week stretching exercises.

Conditions

  • Stretch

Interventions

OTHER

stretching exercises

Our interventions are home-based stretching exercises. The experimental group will receive 6 stretching exercises which stretch 20-30 seconds, relax for 10 seconds, and repeat 5 times for each side. It will take 25-30 minutes every day for continuous 8 weeks. Those include stretching of the deep front line, spiral line, superficial front line, lateral line, superficial back line, and plantar flexors. Designed concepts are the following three: 1) based on ''Anatomy- Train'' theory, 2) emphasize on movements of trunk and pelvis, and 3) stress on the stretching of lower extremities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Liang-Ying Lai · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-01
Primary Completion
2021-06-30
Completion
2021-06-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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