NCT05985382

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Central Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-29
• Primary completion: 2023-10-16
• Completion: 2023-10-16
• First posted: 2023-08-14
• Last updated: 2025-03-04
• Results posted: 2025-03-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States