Study on the effect of stretching the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle to prevent baseball elbow injuries

Examination of the effect of stretching the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle for preventing baseball elbow injuries - Examination of the effect of stretching the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle for preventing baseball elbow injuries

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000059344

Enrollment

Registered

2025-10-09

Start date

2025-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

baseball elbow injuries

Interventions

With the shoulder flexed at 90 degrees, the forearm supinated at 90 degrees, and the wrist dorsiflexed at 90 degrees, stretching was performed for 20 seconds in two sets, extending the four fingers ex

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A healthy baseball players who belong to a university baseball team

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals who have developed baseball elbow within the past year or are currently undergoing treatment. 2. Individuals with some kind of disability or injury to the dominant upper limb. 3. Individuals who are otherwise deemed inappropriate as study subjects by the principal investigator or co-investigators.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of the rate of change in elasticity of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle before and after four types of stretching	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactToma Maezawa

Akita University Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine Rehabilitation Sciences

drgns7touma@gmail.com018-884-6505

Outcome results

None listed

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