Tokyo, Dec. 15 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060068) titled 'Effects of Thoracic Cage Stretching on Exercise' on Dec. 15.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Parallel
Randomization - Randomized
Blinding - Open -no one is blinded
Control - No treatment
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Hiroshima Cosmopolitan University
Condition:
Condition - Individuals who engage in exercise for health promotion
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - To objectively evaluate the effects of thoracic cage stretching on oxygen uptake during exercise and thoracic cage mobility, and to verify the significance of performing thoracic cage stretching before exercise.
Basic objectives2 - Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - Intervention group: Performs three types of thoracic stretches (trunk rotation, thoracic extension, thoracic rotation). Trunk and thoracic rotation stretches are performed 5 times on each side for 10 seconds. Thoracic extension stretches are performed 5 times for 10 seconds.
Interventions/Control_2 - Control group: 10 minutes of quiet sitting.
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - Not applicable
Age-upper limit - Not applicable
Gender - Male
Key inclusion criteria - Healthy adult males
Key exclusion criteria - Individuals with respiratory diseases, heart disease, or painful orthopedic conditions of the thoracic cage, and those for whom written consent cannot be obtained.
Target Size - 30
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Preinitiation
Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 06 Month 03 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 12 Month 15 Day
Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 12 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000068693
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