The effect of combining foot tape and neuromuscular electrical stimulation on flexibility compared to standard stretching: A randomized controlled trial using a non-inferiority/equivalence design

UMIN ID: UMIN000054631

Registered date:11/06/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Healthy university students
• Date of first enrollment: 2024/06/18
• Target sample size: 166
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

Participants assigned to the combined neuromuscular electrical stimulation and foot tape group received kinesiology tape (NK-50, Nitto Denko, Japan) cut to 50% of the foot length and attached to the sole of their dominant foot, followed by 5 minutes of electrical stimulation of the posterior muscles of the lower leg. The electrical stimulation settings were pulse width 250 microsecond, frequency 80 Hz, and stimulation and rest periods of 3 seconds each for 1 minute.
Participants assigned to the stretch group spent 5 minutes on a tilt table that was set up to stretch the posterior leg muscles.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: DFA, SLR, and FFD after intervention
• Secondary Outcome: Post-intervention ankle plantar flexion strength (PFS) and knee flexion strength (KFS)

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 18years-old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: Exclusion criteria shall be as follows (1) Lower extremity injury in the past 6 weeks (2) Lumbar spine lesions in the past 6 weeks (e.g., known lumbar lesions that limit ROM, previous lumbar spine surgery, lumbar spine lesions including known lumbosacral spine physical impairment that limits ROM and function) (3) Lower extremity surgery within the past 6 months or major ligamentous surgery within the past year

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: others
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: others