Effects of Mulligans BLR and CR on Hamstrings Flexibility in Office Workers

• Sponsor: Riphah International University (Other)
• Overall Status: Recruiting
• CT.gov ID: NCT06074653
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 52
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Anticipated Duration (Months): 5.9
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 8.7

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of this research is to compare the effect of mulligan bent leg raise and contract relax technique on hamstring flexibility in office workers with sedentary life styles.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Muscle Tightness	Other: Mulligan Bent Leg Raise technique; Other: PNF Contract Relax technique	N/A

Detailed Description

Flexibility is regarded as a crucial component of typical biomechanical operation. A tight hamstring increases the risk of frequent impairment to the associated musculature and bony structure. Hamstring muscles are associated with lumbar spine, pelvic and lower limb movement disorders and have been connected to low back discomfort and abnormal gait pattern. It has been observed that long sitting and sedentary life style is directly related to reduce the hamstrings flexibility, so the persons with tight hamstrings are more prone to develop musculoskeletal disorders if not addressed properly. Previous research has shown that contract relaxation and Mulligan's bent leg are both useful for increasing hamstring flexibility. But there hasn't been much research comparing the two methods, Mulligan bent leg lift and contract relax, for hamstring muscle stiffness in middle age office employees; instead, it was done in young people and athletes. Hence, the aim of present work is to study and compare the effectiveness of contract relax and Mulligan bent leg raise in middle age office workers with long sitting hours having hamstring tightness

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 52 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Comparative Effects of Mulligan Bent Leg Raise and Contract Relax Technique on Hamstring Flexibility in Office Workers
• Actual Study Start Date: Oct 3, 2023
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: Apr 1, 2024
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Apr 1, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Experimental group A Subjects will receive 8 sessions of Mulligan Bent Leg Raise technique on dominant side	Other: Mulligan Bent Leg Raise technique; Treatment session will be conducted for 2 days a week for 4 weeks consecutively. In first week only 20 minutes session will be given to each group. Home exercise plan is also given.Pre and post intervention measurements will be taken at 2nd and 4th week. Both dominant and non-dominant legs will be checked
Experimental: Experimental group B Subjects will receive 8 sessions of PNF Contract Relax technique on dominant side	Other: PNF Contract Relax technique; Treatment session will be conducted for 2 days a week for 4 weeks consecutively. In first week only 20 minutes session will be given to each group. Home exercise plan is also given. Pre and post intervention measurements will be taken at 2nd and 4th week. Both dominant and non-dominant legs will be checked

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Active Knee Extension Test [4 weeks]

   AKE test with goniometry will be used to evaluate hamstring tightness. Goniometer was used to measure the popliteal angle. When popliteal angle becomes greater than 20 degrees then it's considered as Hamstring tightness. "change will be measured from baseline to 4 weeks"

2. Lower Extremity Functional Mobility Scale [4 weeks]

   The Lower Extremity Functional Mobility Scale will tell us about activities done by a healthy individual using their lower limbs. The test-retest reliability is excellent ranging between 0.855 and 0.99. "Change will be measured from baseline to 4 weeks"

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 30 Years to 45 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Middle age men and women (30 to 45 years)

• Working/ sitting hours ≥ 36 hours per week.

• Real estate and IT office workers.

• Participant with positive Active Knee Extension Test: A lag of 20degrees is considered normal from full extension, anything less than 20degrees is considered as hamstrings tightness

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of knee and hip injury

• Neurological impairment

• Other orthopedic conditions i.e., hip fracture, THR, TKR etc

• Fracture of lower limb

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Bari Builders and IT path limited	Lahore	Punjab	Pakistan

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Riphah International University

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Faiza Ashraf, TDPT, Riphah International University
• Principal Investigator: Amna Pervaiz, MS OMPT*, Riphah International University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Riphah International University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT06074653
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC/0164Amna Pervaiz
• First Posted: Oct 10, 2023
• Last Update Posted: Oct 12, 2023
• Last Verified: Oct 1, 2023

• 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: hamstring tightness; contract relax; mulligan bent leg raise; office worker

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 12, 2023