Reliability of a newly developed device for measuring myofascial tissue stiffness

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00027417

Enrollment

Registered

2021-12-10

Start date

2021-12-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

HEALTHY SUBJECTS

Interventions

Group 1: Myofascial stiffness is measured with identometer IdentoPro on a cranial one third of the distance of the calf on a lateral head of Musculus gastrocnemius in a prone position. Measurements ar

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria are the willingness to participate in the study and availability.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: trauma in lower extremity; surgery in lower extremity; orthopedic complains and diseases in lower extremity; severe neurological, rheumatic, pulmonary or cardiovascular diseases; psychiatric disease; pregnancy; being in a nursing period; painkiller intake in last 48 hours.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To test the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of a newly developed device IdentoPro for measuring myofascial tissue stiffness on a July-December 2021.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Next to that anthropometric data was collected and a skinfold was measured in order to investigate the possible correlation with the myofascial tissue stiffness measurement results.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactVirginija Koch

DIPLOMA Hochschule

virginija.koch@yahoo.com+17579155738

Outcome results

None listed

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