Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02027766
Stretching and Pain Sensitivity
Local and Systemic Changes in Pain Sensitivity After 4 Weeks of Calf Muscle-tendon Stretching: A Randomised Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Marius Henriksen · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 40 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
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
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Calf muscle stretching |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2014-04-01
- Completion
- 2014-04-01
- First posted
- 2014-01-06
- Last updated
- 2014-05-06
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Denmark
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02027766. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.