Immediate Impact of Lumbar Fascia Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility

Sponsor

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT04345055

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Actual Duration (Months)

20.8

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Introduction: the hamstring muscles has a great tendency to decrease its extensibility, originating a pathology with a own clinical entity, the Short Hamstring Syndrome (SHS), in addition to other problems on adjacent structures. All this present a great socioeconomic impact in the investigator's society. Various techniques have been demostrated to prduce an increase in flexibility, among which are the fascial techniques.

Objective: to evaluate the immediate efficacy of the treatment of the lumbar fascia in the flexibility of the hamstring musculature.

Methods: 41 women between 18 and 39 years old, in two groups. The experimental group received a technique of fascial stretching in the lumbar area while the control group participated in an off magnetotherapy machine. The hamstring flexibility in both lower limbs was measured by the Straight Leg Raising Test (SLR) and the Passive Popliteal Angle Test (PKE).

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Hamstring Injury	Other: Treatment of the lumbar fasciae Other: Placebo intervention	N/A

Detailed Description

The hamstring muscles has a great tendency to decrease its extensibility, originating a pathology with a own clinical entity, the Short Hamstring Syndrome (SHS), in addition to other problems on adjacent structures. This study aims to help improve treatment for the problem mentioned before, which can be included within a therapeutic framework to combat SHS. In recent years, investigations have been carried out that include different techniques for stretching the hamstring muscles, as well as the treatment of other structures belonging to the posterior superficial chain. Within this last section, myofascial stretching techniques have been shown to be effective both in the short and medium term. Different techniques for stretching the hamstring muscles have been carried out with the aim of increasing the flexibility of the lower back in general.

he objective is to evaluate the immediate efficacy of the treatment of the lumbar fascia in the flexibility of the hamstring musculature.

The participants are 41 women between 18 and 39 years old, in two groups. The experimental group received a technique of fascial stretching in the lumbar area while the control group participated in an off magnetotherapy machine. The hamstring flexibility in both lower limbs was measured by the Straight Leg Raising Test (SLR) and the Passive Popliteal Angle Test (PKE).

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

41 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Double (Participant, Investigator)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Immediate Impact of Lumbar Fascia Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Actual Study Start Date :

Mar 1, 2019

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Mar 1, 2019

Actual Study Completion Date :

Apr 30, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Fascial treatment Treatment the lumbar fasciae	Other: Treatment of the lumbar fasciae Treat the lumbar facial with a manual technique
Placebo Comparator: Placebo group Introduce in a machine off	Other: Placebo intervention Introduce in a machine off

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Fascial treatment

Treatment the lumbar fasciae

Other: Treatment of the lumbar fasciae

Treat the lumbar facial with a manual technique

Placebo Comparator: Placebo group

Introduce in a machine off

Other: Placebo intervention

Introduce in a machine off

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Change from Straight Leg Raising Test (SLR) [Pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention]
Test
Change from Passive Popliteal Angle Test (PKE) [Pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention]
Test

Secondary Outcome Measures

IPAQ [Pre-intervention]
Cuestionnary

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 39 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Female between 18 and 39 years old.
Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Any alteration that prevents the normal communication between the patient and the therapist at the time of the study.
Have an injury in the hamstring muscles.
Have a chronic or acute lumbar pain in the moment of the realization.
Neurological or orthopedic desease.
Any important estructural alteration in the lower members that may be likely to alter the results under study.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia	Murcia		Spain	30107

Sponsors and Collaborators

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Juan Javier Bru Ruiz, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

David Perez Cruzado, Investigator, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT04345055

Other Study ID Numbers:

CONSORT

First Posted:

Apr 14, 2020

Last Update Posted:

Apr 14, 2020

Last Verified:

Apr 1, 2020

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by David Perez Cruzado, Investigator, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

hamstring muscles

lumbar fascia

flexibility

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Apr 14, 2020