NCT04668092

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to find whether functional dry needle is helpful to increase the length of shortened hamstring muscle or not

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
27

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2019

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2019

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 20, 2020

Completed
16 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 6, 2020

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 9, 2020

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 16, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

March 23, 2022

Status Verified

March 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

1.8 years

First QC Date

December 9, 2020

Last Update Submit

March 8, 2022

Conditions

Hamstring Contractures

Keywords

Dry needlingLEFS90-90 SLR

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • 90-90 Straight Leg Raise (SLR)

    90-90 Straight Leg Raise (SLR) test is used to measure hamstring length through goniometer. The patient lie supine and flex the hip and extend the knee. The test is positive if the patient cannot go withing last 20 degrees of knee extension.

    1 day

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Lower extremity Functional scale (LEFS)

    1 day

Study Arms (1)

Functional dry needling

EXPERIMENTAL

Functional dry needling for shortened hamstring muscle

Other: Functional dry needling

Interventions

Functional dry needlingOTHER

functional dry needling applied to hamstring for 1 minute and post interventional data collected

Functional dry needling

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 40 Years
Sexmale(Gender-based eligibility)
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Having hamstring length less than 80 degree during 90-90 SLR on goniometer,
  • also the subject that suffers from knee Osteoarthritis,
  • Spondylosis,
  • LBP,
  • Lumber radiculopathy,
  • Subjects with MTrPs and those with hyper lordosis were recruited in the study

You may not qualify if:

  • subjects suffering from blood clotting disorders such as hemophilia,
  • those with deformities such as leg length discrepancy,
  • compromised immune system,
  • vascular diseases,
  • Diabetes,
  • People with congenital or metabolic bone disease such as Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia and Pregnancy were excluded from the study

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Saidu group of teaching hospital said sharif swat

Swat, Kpk, 19130, Pakistan

Location

Related Links

Study Officials

  • Muhammad Affan Iqbal, Phd*

    Riphah International University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Masking Details
assessor who helped to record the measurement was blinded
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 9, 2020

First Posted

December 16, 2020

Study Start

February 1, 2019

Primary Completion

November 20, 2020

Study Completion

December 6, 2020

Last Updated

March 23, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

PA(1)