Dynamic versus static stretching in the sports warm-up
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN92190114 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN92190114 |
| Protocol serial number | N/A |
| Sponsor | Individual Sponsor (Australia) |
| Funder | Investigator initiated and funded (Australia) |
- Submission date
- 01/02/2010
- Registration date
- 09/02/2010
- Last edited
- 09/02/2010
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Signs and Symptoms
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Gayle Silveira Rebello
Scientific
Scientific
Unit 4, 5 Adelaide Terrace
Edwardstown
South Australia
5039
Australia
| Phone | +61 (0)4 3172 1469 |
|---|---|
| gaylerebello@yahoo.com |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised cross-over controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study type | Participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | Dynamic stretching in the warm-up enhances both static and dynamic hamstring flexibility while static stretching only impacts static flexibility: a randomised controlled trial |
| Study objectives | 1. Static flexibility measurements will not correlate with dynamic hamstring flexibility measures 2. Static stretching exercises will only improve static flexibility and will have no impact on dynamic hamstring flexibility 3. Dynamic stretching exercises will improve dynamic flexibility and will have no impact on static flexibility 4. The intervention treatments will be gender dependent, i.e., females will achieve greater changes in hamstring flexibility following each of the stretching intervention |
| Ethics approval(s) | Committee for Ethics in Human Research approved from 8th December 2004 until 8th December 2006 (ref: CEHR 04-94) |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Hamstring flexibility/hip flexion range of motion |
| Intervention | The final sample consisted of 12 students of which five females and seven males served as participants. Participants (n = 12) were randomly assigned to three intervention treatments of 225 seconds on separate days in a cross-over study design: Treatment 1: No stretching Treatment 2: Static stretching Treatment 3: Dynamic stretching Each participant presented for testing for a duration of approximately 15 minutes on a designated day - once every week for three weeks (three sessions in total). |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Change in hamstring flexibility (hip ROM in degrees) after each intervention (Treatment 1, 2 , 3) from pre-test to post-test |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
No secondary outcome measures |
| Completion date | 01/07/2006 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 12 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Drawn from a variety of sporting backgrounds which predominantly involved the lower body 2. Trained lightly for a minimum of three times a week 3. Did not use any routine muscle flexibility training in their regular training program of their specific sport 4. Free of any bony or soft tissue injury to the spine and lower limbs, and no history of the same in the past one year 5. Adults (aged 18 years and over), either sex |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Those who had an designated period of stretching in daily warm-up routine 2. History of lower limb/lumbosacral spine injury in the last year 3. Inability to be present for testing sessions every week |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/01/2005 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/07/2006 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Australia
Study participating centre
Unit 4, 5 Adelaide Terrace
South Australia
5039
Australia
5039
Australia
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant information sheet | Participant information sheet | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
