Hamstring Stretch Effect (STRETCH-HAMS)

NCT02386956 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DPC.CLQ.01.15
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 66
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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).

Conditions

Postural; Defect

Keywords

manual therapy; muscle chains; Dynamic stretching; Active stretching

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• 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

• 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

Study Arms (3)

Active stretching

EXPERIMENTAL

10 minutes of Postural Global Reeducation for the posterior muscle chain

Other: Active stretching

Dynamic Stretching

EXPERIMENTAL

10 minutes of sciatic nerve manual movilization in two legs

Other: Dynamic Stretching

Control

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

10 minutes with the patient lying on a machine off of magnetotherapy

Other: Control

Interventions

Active stretching OTHER

10 minutes of active stretching of the posterior muscle chain with RPG techniques

Also known as: Postural Global Reeducation

Active stretching

Dynamic Stretching OTHER

10 minutes of dynamic stretching of the sciatic nerve and the posterior muscle chain with manual techniques of mobilization the nerves

Also known as: Mobilization of sciatic nerve

Dynamic Stretching

Control OTHER

10 minutes with the patient lying on a machine off of magnetotherapy

Also known as: Placebo

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• college students spend four hours or more for day sitting

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Miguel Hernández

Elche, Alicante, 03550, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Muscle Stretching Exercises

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Carlos Lozano-Quijada, MPT

  Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Emilio J Poveda-Pagán, PhD

  Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PT

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 7, 2015
• First Posted: March 12, 2015
• Study Start: April 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2015
• Study Completion: June 1, 2015
• Last Updated: September 18, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-06

Locations

ES (1)