Vibration and baduanjin put muscle activation under the microscope
NCT ID NCT07811674
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are studying how short bursts of whole-body vibration, vibration combined with plantar stimulation, and a Baduanjin heel-raise exercise affect lower-limb muscle activity in young adults with flat feet and normal feet. Thirty college students will complete all conditions in a balanced order while surface sensors record muscle signals. The study does not aim to treat flat feet or measure long-term clinical benefits. It collects early information on immediate muscle activation and foot discomfort that may help design future foot-related exercise and rehabilitation studies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- whole-body vibration training, plantar stimulation, and Baduanjin heel-raise exercise
- What this could lead to
- If the results are promising, they could inform future studies on foot-focused exercise, plantar stimulation, and rehabilitation training for people with flat feet.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, short-term study of 30 young adults, so the findings may not apply to older people or those with other foot conditions. It does not test treatment or long-term benefits.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 25 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: 1. College students aged 18 to 25, regardless of gender 2. agree to participate in the study and voluntarily sign the informed consent form 3. and are deemed suitable to participate in this study by the researchers. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Persons with severe cardiovascular diseases, motor dysfunction or cognitive disorders 2. persons who have suffered severe trauma or been hospitalized recently and are unsuitable for exercise testing 3. persons with congenital lower limb or spinal deformities affecting foot posture other than flatfoot 4. persons with a medical history of muscular, neurological or skeletal system disorders affecting foot posture other than flatfoot 5. persons deemed ineligible to participate in this study by the investigators
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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