The Effect of Stretching Intensity on Pain Sensitivity

University College of Northern Denmark

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain Sensitivity; Range of Motion; Pain Threshold; Stretching

Treatments: Other: Static stretching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05989490

Intensity vs. Hypoalgesia

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective of this study is to determine the immediate efficiency of stretching intensity on regional and distant pain sensitivity in healthy subjects. It is hypothesized that the analgesic effect of stretching may be linked with the intensity of stretching in a dose-response relationship.

Enrollment: 31 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy men and women aged 18-55 years are recruited. As part of the screening, volunteers will also be asked to indicate known medical issues or diseases.

Exclusion criteria

• Participants are included if they have no known medical conditions such as; cognitive impairments, neurological, orthopaedic, or neuromuscular problems that might affect the somatosensory system or preclude stretching exercises or range of motion testing at the knee.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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31 participants in 2 patient groups

Static stretching to the point of pain

Experimental group

Description:

The participants are assigned to four bouts of static stretching of the right knee flexors with a 20-second rest period between bouts 20 to the point of pain.

Treatment:

Other: Static stretching

Static stretching to the point of discomfort

Experimental group

Description:

The participants are assigned to four bouts of static stretching of the right knee flexors with a 20-second rest period between bouts 20 to the point of discomfort.

Treatment:

Other: Static stretching