The acute effect of cyclic stretching on muscle and tendon stiffness in vivo

The acute effect of cyclic stretching on muscle and tendon stiffness in vivo - The acute effect of cyclic stretching on muscle and tendon stiffness

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000034780

Enrollment

Registered

2018-11-15

Start date

2018-11-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

healthy people

Interventions

cyclic stretching for 5 minutes static stretching for 5 minutes control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The males younger 30 years old or over 20 years old at the time of this study. The person that an agreement is a document.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: A person with the past, the merger of the disease orthopedic in gastrocnemius muscle or an Achilles' tendon A person with the lower leg operated. A person has a relationship with the researcher. A person who the researcher admitted inappropriate to carry out this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
muscle and tendon stiffness	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
range of motion of ankle dorsiflexion, muscle stretngth of planter flexion, and backgraounds of paricipants.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShogo Sakai

Hiroshima University Department of Sports Rehabilitation Graduate school of Biomedical and Health Sciences

shogo-sakai@hiroshima-u.ac.jp0822575555

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026