Status:
COMPLETED
Cold Water Immersion Does Not Reduce Knee Joint Position Sense in Healthy Participants: a Randomised Cross-over Trial
Lead Sponsor:
University of Limerick
Conditions:
Knee Joint Position Sense
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this project is to assess the effect of cold water immersion on knee joint re-positional sense in healthy subjects. Cryotherapy, in the form of cold water immersion, had previously been sho...
Detailed Description
This was a prospective, randomised, cross-over design where volunteers acted as their own controls. The volunteers were immersed at two temperatures (detailed below) and these sessions were separated ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy subjects between the ages of 18 and 40 who complete both a Par-Q test and sign an informed consent form.
Exclusion
- Potential subjects who do not complete a Par-Q questionnaire or provide written consent. Subjects with any ankle or knee injuries in the past twelve months.
- Students who have a recent history of ear or vestibular conditions.
- Subjects who will not be available to attend all sessions.
- Subjects who are under the age of 18 or over the age of 40.
- Subjects who aren't comfortable with being blind-folded or videotaped during testing.
- Those who are sensitive to cold exposure or show signs of a contraindication to cryotherapy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
14 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00996398
Start Date
May 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2009
Last Update
October 16 2009
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University of Limerick
Limerick, Limerick, Ireland