NCT07116720

Unloading Maneuvers During Spinal Flexion Exposure

The Effect of Unloading Maneuvers During Spinal Flexion Exposure

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Primorska · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 30 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

An experimental study, which will aim to investigate the acute effects of unloading maneuvers during an intermittent spinal flexion protocol on changes in trunk mechanical and neuromuscular properties.

Detailed description

Our experimental study will include 30 participants. All participants will complete a 60-min intermittent spinal flexion protocol. During rest periods within the protocol, the participants from the intervention group will perform unloading maneuvers for the lumbar spine. Measurements of trunk mechanical and neuromuscular properties. will be performed prior to and following the 60-min protocol.

Conditions

• Occupational Exposure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Unloading maneuvers	Participants will perform unloading maneuvers four times with 15 min of spinal flexion protocol in between. The intervention will include self traction on a box (5 s) and sustained standing trunk extension (8 s). Both maneuvers will be repeated twice at each timepoint.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-08-25
• Primary completion: 2025-09-30
• Completion: 2025-10-15
• First posted: 2025-08-12
• Last updated: 2025-08-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Slovenia