Effectiveness of a myofascial treatment on the grip strength in bouldering athletes

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00014007

Enrollment

Registered

2018-08-28

Start date

2018-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Healthy individuals

Interventions

Group 1: One-time myofacial treatment of the forearm for 10 to 15 min. Group 2: One-time sham-therapy for 10 to 15 min. The therapist touchs the forearm at different areas without conducting specific

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age: 18 to 45, 2 -4 bouldering per week

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute injuries, acute illnesses, injury of the upper extremity in the last 12 month, surgery of the upper extremity in the past, physiotherapy or manual therapy treatment in the last 4 weeks.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Grip strength, measured by an hydraulic dynamometer, immediately before and after the treatment.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Biomechanical properties of the myofascial tissue of the forearm, measured by the myoton® measurement device, immediately before and after the treatment.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactTobias Schmidt

Osteopathic Research Institute (ORI)

tobias.schmidt@uni-hamburg.de04064415690

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026