NCT03899714

Return to Physical Activity Following Injury: Towards Understanding a More Accessible Solution for Shorter Recovery Time.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of cryotherapy application on hip adductors and ankle evertors on the Overall Stability Index (OSI), the Medio-Lateral Stability Index (MLSI), and the Antero-Posterior Stability Index (APSI) in healthy adult females.

Detailed description

Cryotherapy is one of the most common and inexpensive forms of treatment for both acute and chronic injuries. Yet, there is a deficiency in research concerning the impact of cooling on balance in healthy females

Conditions

• Cryotherapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cryotherapy	Crushed ice in a plastic bag will be used, as it is a widely accessible and financially convenient method of cryotherapy. One half of a kilogram of ice will be placed in a plastic bag. The plastic bags will be 17 cm wide and 22 cm long. The air will be squeezed out of the bag and it will be sealed. The bag will be wrapped in a wet towel and applied to the tested area. Every five bags of crushed ice will be kept in an insulated foam container containing one kilogram of dry ice. Dry ice has a temperature of negative 80 degrees Celsius, and is used to keep the bags of crushed ice in a frozen state till the participants are briefed and the testing began.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-04-15
• Primary completion: 2019-05-15
• Completion: 2019-06-01
• First posted: 2019-04-02
• Last updated: 2019-04-02