# Does the Addition of Manual Therapy Techniques Increase Gastrocnemius/Soleus Length More Than Stretching Alone?

> **NCT01856972** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Nationwide Children's Hospital** · enrollment: 20 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Muscle Tightness

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
- **PROCEDURE:** Rearfoot joint mobilization
- **OTHER:** Static stretching/ROM exercises

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01856972
- **Lead sponsor:** Nationwide Children's Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2013-05
- **Primary completion:** 2014-06
- **Final completion:** 2014-06
- **Target enrollment:** 20 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2014-06-11


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01856972

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01856972, "Does the Addition of Manual Therapy Techniques Increase Gastrocnemius/Soleus Length More Than Stretching Alone?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01856972. Licensed CC0.

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