Effect of Opposite Leg Position on Hamstring Flexibility in Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain

NCT04082013 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/002301
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 73
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

PURPOSE: this study aimed to investigate the effect of opposite knee position on hamstring flexibility BACKGROUND Hamstrings tightness is one of the most common findings in patients with LBP. It is thought that, due to the attachments of hamstrings to the ischial tuberosity, hamstrings tightness generates posterior pelvic tilt and decreases lumbar lordosis, which can result in LBP. HYPOTHESES There will be significant difference in the hamstring flexibility with changing position of opposite knee (flexed or extended) in patients with mechanical low back pain. RESEARCH QUESTION: Will changing position of opposite knee (flexed or extended) affect the hamstring flexibility in patients with mechanical low back pain?

Conditions

Flexibility

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Knee extension ROM

  measuring knee extension ROM from 90 degrees hip flexion with opposite-leg flexed and extended

  30 minutes

Interventions

Hamstring Flexibility OTHER

The active knee extension test has been proposed as the gold standard for assessment of hamstring flexibility, as it utilizes readily available equipment and offers a quick, reliable, and low-cost alternative for measurement of hamstring flexibility (Connor et al; 2015). * The subject will be instructed to maintain 90° hip flexion in the supine position. * Then asked to actively extend the knee joint. * The degree of achieving active knee extension will be measured using a universal goniometer. * The average of three active knee extension measurements will be used as the hamstring muscle length for the data analysis (Dong-Kyu Lee, et al; 2018). * the procedures will be done with opposite-leg flexed, then repeated with opposite-leg extended.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

* Male and female * Age range from 18-40 years old * With previous mentioned inclusion criteria

You may qualify if:

• Patients with history of back pain and assessed with Mechanical inflammatory low back pain index and have very high grade for mechanical component.
• Age ranges from 18-40 years.
• The body mass index of the subject is ≤25 kg/meter square.

You may not qualify if:

• Previous trauma, fractures or surgery of the back.
• Malignancy of the back.
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Spondylolysis or spondylolithesis
• History of lower extremity injury within 6 months prior to the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cairo university

Giza, Egypt

Location

Study Officials

• Nasr A. Abdelkader, PhD

  Lecturer,Cairo University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer of physical therapy for musculoskeletal Disorders

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 5, 2019
• First Posted: September 9, 2019
• Study Start: April 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: June 27, 2019
• Study Completion: July 25, 2019
• Last Updated: July 29, 2021

Record last verified: 2019-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)