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NCT Number: NCT06612983

Effects of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Healthy Tissue Regarding Range of Motion and Gait

The goal of this clinical trial is to study the effects of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) in healthy tissue of adult volunteers. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does IASTM treatment have an effect on range of motion (ROM) as measured in the ankle and knee? * Does IASTM treatment have an effect on movement patterns including gait - how a person walks? Researchers will compare pre-test and post-test data from the same individual on their day with treatment to the pre-test and post-test data from the same individual on their day without treatment to see if ROM or gait are effected by use of IASTM.

Participants will:

* Complete a past medical and injury history questionnaire * Have ankle and knee range of motion (ROM) measurements taken on both lower extremities using a goniometer * Undergo a gait analysis to determine center of gravity, center of pressure, step length, stride length, and stride frequency using Noraxon MyoMuscle Ultium Insoles * Undergo IASTM treatment techniques using the HawkGrips tools including applying emollient to the skin to reduce friction on the surface followed by scanning the gastroc/soleus complexes and Achilles tendons using the HG8-Scanner tool for 15 strokes in each direction to identify areas of concern, then the concave tool corresponding to the size of the structure being treated will be used (HG6-Large Multi-Curve, HG5-Medium Multi-Curve, HG4-Small Multi-Curve) for 15 strokes in each direction. Treatment techniques should last for 10 minutes in total on each side. * Complete the ankle and knee ROM measurements as well as gait analysis again to document progress at the end of the first session. * Return three to seven days after the first session in which the subject will have the walking treatment. * Undergo the same baseline pre-test measurements for range of motion and gait analysis as the first session * Experience the walking treatment by walking for the same time period that the IASTM treatment took at the first session * Undergo the post-test range of motion and gait analysis for data comparison.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota, 58707, United States

About this study

No further information to note than what is described in the summary or elsewhere

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Individuals from a small regional university student body, faculty and staff may choose to volunteer to participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Acute spinal cord injury with neurological deficits
  • Neurological disorders
  • Acute lower extremity injury such as sprain or strain
  • Acute lower extremity pain causing gait deviation
  • Any type of lower extremity fracture within the past 12 months
  • Lumbar disc pathology with radicular symptoms
  • Use of blood thinning or clotting medications
  • Known connective tissue disorder

Treatment and study plan

Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization

Other

Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization is a technique that is applied using specially designed tools/instruments to provide a mobilizing effect to soft tissues including the skin, fascia, muscles, and tendons by its various direct compressive stroke techniques on the gastroc/soleus complexes and Achilles tendons in the first session.

Other names: HawkGrips

Walking Treatment

Other

Movement itself should promote mobility so walking steadily for the same period of time as the IASTM had taken to complete is the sham treatment in second session.

Primary outcomes

  1. Range of Motion

    Time frame: From baseline to end of session at one hour

    Bilateral knee flexion and extension as well as ankle plantarflexion, dorsiflexion, inversion and eversion range of motion measurements were taken in supine using a goniometer.

  2. Gait

    Time frame: From baseline to end of session at one hour

    Gait analysis was conducted using Noraxon MyoMuscle System with Ultium insoles placed in the participants shoes. The software collected data on center of gravity, center of pressure, step length, stride length, and stride frequency.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Beth Marschner

Other

Collaborators

  • Minot State University

Registry information

Acronym: (IASTM)

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Sep 25, 2024
Registry last updated
Sep 25, 2024

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