Recruiting

Reciprocal & Post-Isometric

Sponsor:

University of North Georgia

Code:

NCT03980106

Conditions

Relaxation; Joint

Limitation, Mobility

Relaxation; Lumbosacral

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 30

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Reciprocal Inhibition Muscle Energy Technique

Post-Isometric Inhibition Muscle Energy Technique

Study Details

Brief summary:

This a cross-over study to compare the effect of two different muscle energy techniques (MET) including post-isometric inhibition and reciprocal inhibition on the spinal reflex excitability. The study contains two experimental groups, while one group will receive post-isometric inhibition MET in the first stage and reciprocal inhibition MET in the second stage, the other group will receive reciprocal inhibition MET in the first stage and post-isometric inhibition MET in the second stage.

Conditions

Relaxation; Joint

Limitation, Mobility

Relaxation; Lumbosacral

Study ID

NCT03980106

Start date

Jun 6, 2020

Status verified date

Mar, 2020

Completion date

Sep 30, 2020

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 15, 2020

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 30

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • without current low back pain

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Suffering from pain in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine,
  • Presenting signs of radiculopathy or peripheral neuropathy such as specific patterns of numbness and muscle weakness,
  • Any history or signs of joint instability, healing fractures, malignancy, open wounds, sutures, severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Experimental RI-PI

They receive the Reciprocal Inhibition (RI) technique in the first stage and then the Post-isometric Inhibition (PI) technique in the second stage.

experimental: Experimental PI-RI

They receive the Post-isometric Inhibition (PI) technique in the first stage and then the Reciprocal Inhibition (RI) technique in the second stage.

Interventions

Reciprocal Inhibition Muscle Energy Technique

In this technique, the subject will be asked to contract antagonist muscles against a moderate resistant force provided by the therapist to inhibit the contraction of the agonist muscle.

Post-Isometric Inhibition Muscle Energy Technique

In this technique, the subject will be asked to contract agonist muscles against a moderate resistant force provided by the therapist to inhibit the contraction of the agonist muscle.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in H Reflex Amplitude [ Time Frame: First measurement (Base-line), second measurement after 30 minutes (Pre-test), third measurement after 20 minutes (first post-test), forth measurement after 20 minutes (second post-test) ]
  • Change in M wave Amplitude [ Time Frame: First measurement (Base-line), second measurement after 30 minutes (Pre-test), third measurement after 20 minutes (first post-test), forth measurement after 20 minutes (second post-test) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Mohammad R Nourbakhsh

7068641766reza.nourbakhsh@ung.edu

Locations

University of North Georgia

Recruiting

Dahlonega, Georgia, United States, 30597

Contacts

University of N Georgia

706-864-1766reza.nourbakhsh@ung.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of North Georgia

Last update posted

Mar 31, 2020

Last verified

Mar, 2020

Keywords

  • Spinal Reflex Excitability
  • Muscle Relaxation
  • H reflex

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of North Georgia on 2020-03-31.