The effects of static stretching on flexibility and muscle strength in dancers and nondancers

The effects of static stretching on flexibility and muscle strength in dancers and nondancers - The effects of static stretching on flexibility and muscle strength in dancers and nondancers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000045549

Enrollment

Registered

2021-09-24

Start date

2021-09-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

None

Interventions

stretching for 5 min stretching for 5 min

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Dancer: ballerina with more than 5 years of experience Nondancer: women without exercise habits

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who have an interest in the principal investigator Those with metabolic, cranial nerve, or respiratory and circulatory disorders who are prohibited from high-intensity exercise by their doctor Persons with orthopedic disease that interferes with plantar flexion and dorsiflexion of the ankle joint Others who are difficult to measure

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Range of motion before and after stretching	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
EMG, passive torque, displacement of muscle-tendon junction, and plantar flexion torque before and after stretching muscle fascicle length, pennation angle, and muscle thickness	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakamasa Mizuno

Nagoya University Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness, and Sports

mizno@htc.nagoya-u.ac.jp052-789-3959

Outcome results

None listed

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