NCT06612983: (IASTM)

Effects of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Healthy Tissue Regarding Range of Motion and Gait

Completed NA Last updated 25 September 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization in Healthy in 70 participants. Completed in 28 February 2023.

Timeline

9 January 2023

Primary endpoint
28 February 2023

28 February 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Beth Marschner
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	other
Enrollment	70
Start date	9 January 2023
Primary completion	28 February 2023
Estimated completion	28 February 2023
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
• Walking Treatment

Conditions studied

• Healthy — all drugs for Healthy →

Sponsor

Beth Marschner

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Healthy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The goal of this clinical trial is to study the effects of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) in healthy tissue of adult volunteers. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does IASTM treatment have an effect on range of motion (ROM) as measured in the ankle and knee?
* Does IASTM treatment have an effect on movement patterns including gait - how a person walks? Researchers will compare pre-test and post-test data from the same individual on their day with treatment to the pre-test and post-test data from the same individual on their day without treatment to see if ROM or gait are effected by use of IASTM.

Participants will:

* Complete a past medical and injury history questionnaire
* Have ankle and knee range of motion (ROM) measurements taken on both lower extremities using a goniometer
* Undergo a gait analysis to determine center of gravity, center of pressure, step length, stride length, and stride frequency using Noraxon MyoMuscle Ultium Insoles
* Undergo IASTM treatment techniques using the HawkGrips tools including applying emollient to the skin to reduce friction on the surface followed by scanning the gastroc/soleus complexes and Achilles tendons using the HG8-Scanner tool for 15 strokes in each direction to identify areas of concern, then the concave tool corresponding to the size of the structure being treated will be used (HG6-Large Multi-Curve, HG5-Medium Multi-Curve, HG4-Small Multi-Curve) for 15 strokes in each direction. Treatment techniques should last for 10 minutes in total on each side.
* Complete the ankle and knee ROM measurements as well as gait analysis again to document progress at the end of the first session.
* Return three to seven days after the first session in which the subject will have the walking treatment.
* Undergo the same baseline pre-test measurements for range of motion and gait analysis as the first session
* Experience the walking treatment by walking for the same time period that the IASTM treatment took at the first session
* Undergo the post-test range of motion and gait analysis for data comparison.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.