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Investigating the Immediate Effects of Respiratory Muscle Stretching Exercises (Self-Stretching) in College Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Investigating the Immediate Effects of Respiratory Muscle Stretching Exercises (Self-Stretching) in College Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial - Investigating the Immediate Effects of Respiratory Muscle Stretching Exercises (Self-Stretching) in College Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000053985
Enrollment
20
Registered
2024-03-28
Start date
2024-02-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy college athlete

Interventions

The intervention group consists of respiratory muscle stretching exercises (5 different stretching exercises, each performed for 10 seconds, 3 times). The control group will perform the same stretchin

Sponsors

Juntendo University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Age between 20 and 65 years old at the time of obtaining consent. 2 Those who, after receiving a full explanation of their participation in this study, have obtained written consent of their own free will based on a thorough understanding of the subject's situation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Have a history of underlying disease (especially respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, or orthopedic disease). 2 Other persons deemed inappropriate as research subjects by the principal investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percent change in respiratory muscle strength (maximal inspiratory and expiratory intraoral pressure) before and after intervention (after 15 minutes)

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKei Matsuno

Department of Respiratory Medicine Department of Respiratory Medicine

kmatsuno@juntendo.ac.jp0356323111

Outcome results

None listed

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