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Functional DN for Shortened HS Muscle

Sponsor
Riphah International University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT04668092
Collaborator
(none)
27
Enrollment
1
Location
1
Arm
22.1
Actual Duration (Months)
1.2
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to find whether functional dry needle is helpful to increase the length of shortened hamstring muscle or not

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Functional dry needling
 N/A

Detailed Description

Single pretest-post clinical trial to find immediate effects of functional dry needling to increase the length of the shortened hamstring. This study will be carried on single group which will include male subjects only. The data will be recorded before and immediately after the treatment. A monofilament stainless steel needle will be inserted on three points on hamstring muscle which will include semitendinosus, semimembranosus and bicep femoris. Treatment session will consist of 1 minute 20 seconds for each point on the hamstring and the manipulation will be performed by "Pistoning technique" in which the needle will be drawn out (not fully out of skin) after inserted and then again pushed in and data will be recorded after the treatment session on the basis of increase in length of hamstring which will be measure through 90-90 SLR (AKE) and on the lower extremity functional scale (LEFS)

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
27 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Masking Description:
assessor who helped to record the measurement was blinded
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Immediate Effects of Functional Dry Needling on the Length of Shortened Hamstring Muscle
Actual Study Start Date :
Feb 1, 2019
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Nov 20, 2020
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 6, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Functional dry needling

Functional dry needling for shortened hamstring muscle

Other: Functional dry needling
functional dry needling applied to hamstring for 1 minute and post interventional data collected

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. 90-90 Straight Leg Raise (SLR) [1 day]

    90-90 Straight Leg Raise (SLR) test is used to measure hamstring length through goniometer. The patient lie supine and flex the hip and extend the knee. The test is positive if the patient cannot go withing last 20 degrees of knee extension.

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Lower extremity Functional scale (LEFS) [1 day]

    Lower extremity Functional Scale is a 20 content scale design to measure the disability level of the patient on the basis of function of the lower extremity. Score ranges from "0" to "80". The lower the score the greater is the disability.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 40 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:

  • Having hamstring length less than 80 degree during 90-90 SLR on goniometer,

  • also the subject that suffers from knee Osteoarthritis,

  • Spondylosis,

  • LBP,

  • Lumber radiculopathy,

  • Subjects with MTrPs and those with hyper lordosis were recruited in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • subjects suffering from blood clotting disorders such as hemophilia,

  • those with deformities such as leg length discrepancy,

  • compromised immune system,

  • vascular diseases,

  • Diabetes,

  • People with congenital or metabolic bone disease such as Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia and Pregnancy were excluded from the study

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Saidu group of teaching hospital said sharif swat Swat Kpk Pakistan 19130

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Muhammad Affan Iqbal, Phd*, Riphah International University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Additional Information:

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Riphah International University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT04668092
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • REC/00767 Qaisar Ali Khan
First Posted:
Dec 16, 2020
Last Update Posted:
Mar 23, 2022
Last Verified:
Mar 1, 2022
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Riphah International University
Dry needling
LEFS
90-90 SLR
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Contracture

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 23, 2022