Effectiveness Analysis of Active Stretching Versus Active Stretching With Low Frequency Currents

Sponsor

Rodríguez, Francisco Piqueras, M.D. (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT02100241

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Duration (Months)

30.9

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether active stretching with low frequency currents are more effective than active stretching in the treatment of hamstring shortness syndrome in children.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Muscular Diseases	Procedure: Active stretching	N/A

Detailed Description

In 2012 we studied 51 young footballers with Short Hamstring Syndrome in Spain. Three groups were formed:

Stretching+Transcutaneous Electrical Nervous Stimulation (TENS);
Active stretching;
Conventional stretching.

Parameters: straight leg raise test (SLR), popliteal angle with the passive knee extension test (PKE) and the toe-touch test (TT).

The inter-group means were compared and clinically relevant parameters calculated [relative risk (RR), absolute risk reduction (ARR), relative risk reduction (RRR) and number needed to treat (NNT)].

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

62 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Effectiveness Analysis of Active Stretching Versus Active Stretching With Low Frequency Currents

Study Start Date :

Apr 1, 2012

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Apr 1, 2012

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2012

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Active stretching with currents Active stretching performed while currents are applied on hamstring muscles.	Procedure: Active stretching The participants performed three specific exercises of static active stretching of the hamstring muscles, maintaining the maximum tightness that was tolerable without pain for 15 seconds. Each exercise were performed twice, with a total of six repetitions.
Experimental: Active stretching Active stretching are performed.	Procedure: Active stretching The participants performed three specific exercises of static active stretching of the hamstring muscles, maintaining the maximum tightness that was tolerable without pain for 15 seconds. Each exercise were performed twice, with a total of six repetitions.
No Intervention: Control group Routine clinical practice

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Active stretching with currents

Active stretching performed while currents are applied on hamstring muscles.

Procedure: Active stretching

The participants performed three specific exercises of static active stretching of the hamstring muscles, maintaining the maximum tightness that was tolerable without pain for 15 seconds. Each exercise were performed twice, with a total of six repetitions.

Experimental: Active stretching

Active stretching are performed.

Procedure: Active stretching

No Intervention: Control group

Routine clinical practice

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Range of motion [a week]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

10 Years to 16 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

children between 10 to 16.
children federated belonging to Football School of Jumilla.
children whose result in the assessment of range of motion is less than 70º in the Straight Leg Raising Test.
not afraid to present the application of electrotherapy.
not have low back pain in last three months.
not to be injured

Exclusion Criteria:

children who have acute muscle injury or ligamentous.
children with recent fractures or unconsolidated.
children with ligamentous laxity.
functional shortening suffering children

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche	San Juan de Alicante	Alicante	Spain	03550

Sponsors and Collaborators

Rodríguez, Francisco Piqueras, M.D.

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Francisco Piqueras, PT,

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Rodríguez, Francisco Piqueras, M.D.

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT02100241

Other Study ID Numbers:

FPR2012

First Posted:

Mar 31, 2014

Last Update Posted:

Mar 31, 2014

Last Verified:

Mar 1, 2014

Keywords provided by Rodríguez, Francisco Piqueras, M.D.

Young adult

Muscle Stretching Exercises

Range of Motion, Articular

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Muscular Diseases

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 31, 2014