Static Stretching on Postural Sway and Plantar Pressures

The Acute Effects of Intermittent Versus Continuous Bilateral Ankle Plantar Flexors Static Stretching on Postural Sway and Plantar Pressures During Standing

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03743168

Enrollment

Registered

2018-11-16

Start date

2018-09-01

Completion date

2018-10-15

Last updated

2018-11-16

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Conditions

Muscle Stretching Exercise; Postural Balance; Stabilometry; Platform

Brief summary

Risk for falls has been associated with falls efficacy and postural balance. The objective was to compare the effects on the footprint and the stabilometry of the continuous stretch and the intermittent. Subjects were randomly assigned to an intermittent stretching protocol group or continuous stretch group both of them loading passive plantar flexor stretching. Static footprint and stabilometry were measured before and after both protocols.

Interventions

OTHERIntermittent stretching protocol

Intermittent stretching protocol of five sets of 1 minute and15 second rest

OTHERContinuous stretch

2 minutes continuous stretch

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Non-trained individuals * Healthy subjects

Exclusion criteria

* Previous surgery on the lower extremities * Injuries * Musculoskeletal conditions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Foot plantar pressure	Change from foot plantar pressure at 2 minutes	Maximum foot plantar pressure measured as K Pa

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026