Effect of Stretching on Visco-elastic Behaviour of the Fascia Plantaris in a Healthy Population

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05153993

Enrollment

Registered

2021-12-10

Start date

2017-10-01

Completion date

2018-05-05

Last updated

2021-12-10

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Conditions

Fasciitis, Plantar, Rehabilitation, Stiffness of Unspecified Foot, Not Elsewhere Classified, Stretch

Brief summary

RCT with two arms: (1) stretch fascia plantaris (6 weeks, n=30) (2) control (n=30); Outcome parameters: ROM ankle and first toe; visco-elastic behaviour of the fascia plantaris determined by means of myotonometry Study protocol: Outcome parameters were evaluated before and after the intervention/control with a 6 weeks interval. All participants were screened bilaterally and for the participants assigned to the intervention group stretching was only performed on the dominant side

Interventions

OTHERFascia stretch

Stretch of the fascia plantaris during 3x30, 5x/week, 6 weeks

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy volunteers

Exclusion criteria

* Lower extremity injury

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Visco-elastic behaviour using myotonometry	within 20 minutes before and after intervention	By means of the MyotonPro device

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Range of Motion of ankle joint and first metatarsalphalangeal joint	within 20 minutes before and after intervention	By means of goniometry

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

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