Foam rolling study: no big squat force change found in 21 students
NCT ID NCT06974409
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether foam rolling the front thigh muscles changes how much force each leg produces during a bodyweight squat. Twenty-one healthy university students did squats before and after a foam rolling session. The goal was simply to measure any differences, not to treat or cure any condition.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 22 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: university student; 18-22 years of age - Exclusion Criteria: unable to get up from the ground without assistance; current lower extremity injury; prior lower extremity surgery in the past 10 years \-
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Redlands
Redlands, California, 92373, United States
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