Hamstring Stretch Effect (STRETCH-HAMS)

Postural; Defect Clinical Trial

— STRETCH-HAMS  

Official title:

Evaluation of Hamstrings Elongation After Different Physiotherapy Stretching Techniques

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02386956
• Other study ID #: DPC.CLQ.01.15
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 7, 2015
• Last updated: September 17, 2015
• Start date: April 2015
• Est. completion date: June 2015

Study information

• Verified date: June 2015
• Source: Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Spain: Comité Ético de Investigación Clínica
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Randomized clinical trial to evaluate the elongation of the hamstrings after making different types of stretching. One group receives a stretch of global postural reeducation (RPG), another group receives a mobilization of sciatic nerve, and a third group received a placebo treatment. The evaluation of these treatments are done previously, immediately after and 20 min later. The test used to evaluate elongation are the Sit and Reach and active knee extension (AKE test).

Description:

Randomized clinical trial to evaluate the elongation of the hamstrings after making different types of stretching and mobilizations used in physiotherapy. This study is realized with university students to be long time studying in sitting position, and each subject is randomly assigned to one of three different groups. One group receives 10 minutes of global postural reeducation stretching (RPG), another group receives 10 minutes of bilateral mobilization of sciatic nerve, and a third group received a placebo treatment. The evaluation of these treatments are done previously, immediately after and 20 min later. The test used to evaluate elongation are the Sit and Reach and active knee extension (AKE test). The order of measurement of each test is also randomized in each subject. The intervention is always applied to the same physical therapist, and measurements were always performed by another physiotherapist blinded.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 66
• Est. completion date: June 2015
• Est. primary completion date: May 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• college students spend four hours or more for day sitting

Exclusion Criteria:

• college students do not spend four hours or more for day sitting

• subjects with a traumatic problem, injuries or subjects in treatment of this injuries at the moment of the study

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Postural; Defect

Intervention

Other:
• Active stretching
10 minutes of active stretching of the posterior muscle chain with RPG techniques
• Dynamic Stretching
10 minutes of dynamic stretching of the sciatic nerve and the posterior muscle chain with manual techniques of mobilization the nerves
• Control
10 minutes with the patient lying on a machine off of magnetotherapy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	University Miguel Hernández	Elche	Alicante

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Sit and Reach test	This test involves sitting on the floor with legs out straight ahead. Feet (shoes off) are placed with the soles flat against the box, shoulder-width apart. Both knees are held flat against the floor by the tester, if required. With hands on top of each other and palms facing down, the subject reaches forward along the measuring line as far as possible. After three practice reaches, the fourth reach is held for at least two seconds while the distance is recorded. Make sure there are no jerky movements, and that the fingertips remain level and the legs flat. he score is recorded to the nearest centimeter or half inch as the distance reached by the tip of the fingers.	3 minutes	Yes
Primary	AKE Test	Participants were assessed on a plinth in the supine position with both lower extremities extended. Both anterior superior iliac spines were positioned by aligning them with the vertical bars of the apparatus. The lower extremity not being measured was secured to the plinth using a strap across the lower third of the thigh. Each assessor marked the lateral knee joint line with washable ink. The participants were told to flex the hip until the thigh touched the horizontal metalic bar. While maintaining the contact between the thigh and horizontal bar, the participants were asked to extend the leg as much as possible while keeping their foot relaxed and to hold the position for about 5 seconds. A standard universal goniometer was placed over the previously marked joint axis, and the inclinometer arms were aligned along the femur and fibula.	3 minutes	Yes