Status:
COMPLETED
Rate of Tissue Temperature Reduction Between Wetted Ice and Game Ready
Lead Sponsor:
North Dakota State University
Conditions:
Cryotherapy Effect
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study compares the tissue temperature decrease between a wetted ice bag (ice and water) with an elastic wrap to the Game Ready® treatment. The goal is to determine which one decreases the tempera...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study will be to determine which cryotherapy method, wetted ice bag and elastic wrap or Game Ready® set at medium pressure, decreases tissue temperature the most during a 30-minute...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects will be both male and female.
- Subjects will be between 18 and 40 years of age.
- Subjects will have no prior injury to the dominant lower leg within the past 6 months.
- Subjects will be able to speak English.
- Subjects will have less than 1 cm of adipose over the medial gastrocnemius muscle.
Exclusion
- any current lower extremity injury, or any lower extremity injuries within the past 6 months.
- any previous history of surgery in the lower leg
- any contraindications to cryotherapy such as Raynaud's phenomenon, cold-induced urticaria, previous frostbite to the lower leg, open wounds, peripheral vascular disease, lupus, circulatory insufficiency, mayocardial ischemia, or skin infections.
- any abnormalities seen in the muscle as determined by diagnostic ultrasound.
- any allergies or sensitivities to Betadine.
- greater than 1.0cm of adipose over the medial gastrocnemius muscle (calf).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 27 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 2 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04019392
Start Date
September 27 2019
End Date
February 2 2020
Last Update
February 26 2020
Active Locations (1)
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North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58108-6050