Acute Effects of Cupping Applied to the Lower Leg on Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion and Muscle-Fascial Stiffness

Acute Effects of Cupping Applied to the Lower Leg on Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion and Muscle-Fascial Stiffness - Cupping Effects on Lower Leg Musculofascial Properties

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000061727

Enrollment

Registered

2026-05-29

Start date

2026-05-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Muscle and fascial stiffness and ankle dorsiflexion range of motion in healthy adults

Interventions

Moving cupping applied to the posterior lower leg using a silicone cup. With the participant in the prone position, lotion was applied to the skin surface, and the cup was manually compressed to gener

frequency: once per condition. Five minutes of supine rest without any cupping intervention, serving as a control condition to account for the effect of time passage. No intervention applied

performed once per condition.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy university or graduate school students Aged 18 years or older and under 30 years No history of orthopedic injury in the lower limb (muscle, tendon, joint capsule, or ligament injury; peripheral neuropathy) No neurological abnormality Ability to understand the study content and provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of orthopedic injury in the lower limb Neurological disorders Skin disease, skin hypersensitivity, or open wound at the intervention site Blood coagulation disorder or use of anticoagulant medication Pain at the measurement or intervention site Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion measured immediately after intervention (0 min post-intervention) using an isokinetic dynamometer (unit: degrees)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Shear modulus of the superficial fascia,superficial,middle and deep portions of the medial gastrocnemius and deep intermuscular fascia measured immediately after intervention using shear wave elastography. Muscle activity of the tibialis anterior,medial gastrocnemius,and soleus during passive ankle dorsiflexion measured immediately after intervention using surface electromyography.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactToshihiro Maemichi

Waseda University Faculty of Sport Sciences

t.maemichi@aoni.waseda.jp080-1090-3238

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026