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Comparing the Effects of Upper and Lower Body Resistance Training on Pain Sensitivity

NCT05985382 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-03-04

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Summary

Resistance exercise may immediately lessen the perception of pain. The purpose of this study is compare the effects of an upper body exercise to a lower body exercise on the perception of pain (pressure pain threshold).

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

Lower Body Resistance Exercise

Participants will complete a leg extension exercise with weight equivalent to 75% of their estimated 1-repetition maximum 3 sets, 10 repetitions.

OTHER

Upper Body Resistance Exercise

Participants will complete a leg extension exercise with weight equivalent to 75% of their estimated 1-repetition maximum 3 sets, 10 repetitions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Central Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Abigail Wilson, PT, DPT, PhD · University of Central Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-29
Primary Completion
2023-10-16
Completion
2023-10-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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