Effects of Soft Tissue Mobilization Technique and Piriformis Muscle Stretching Among Patients Having Piriformis Syndrome

NCT05680402 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 339
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

It is a randomized control trail in which soft tissue mobilization and piriformis stretching will be compared and study duration will be of five months

Conditions

Piriformis Syndrome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Numeric Pain Rating Scale

  Zero means non pain and 10 Means worst type of pain

  1 week

• Modified Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) questionnaire

  A score of 0-20 reflects minimal disability, 21-40 moderate disability, 41-60 severe disability, 61-80 crippled, and 81-100 bed-bound

  1 Week

Study Arms (2)

Group 1

EXPERIMENTAL

Soft tissue mobilization

Other: Soft Tissue mobilization

Group 2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Piriformis Stretching

Other: Piriformis Syndrome (Piriformis muscle stretching)

Interventions

Soft Tissue mobilization OTHER

mobilization of soft tissues of body

Group 1

Piriformis Syndrome (Piriformis muscle stretching) OTHER

Stretching of Piriformis muscle

Group 2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Males and females with age between 25 and 45 years
• Patients with positive piriformis test
• Pain at least 3 according to numeric pain rating scale (NPRS)

You may not qualify if:

• History of hip pain due to any diagnosed hip pathology
• Leg length discrepancy
• Past history of spinal surgery
• Spinal tuberculosis
• Rheumatoid disease,

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan: lead
• Physiotherapy Clinic Iqra University Islamabad (Chak Shahzad): collaborator
• Noor Hospital Tarnol, Islamabad: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Physiotherapy Clinic Iqra University Islamabad (Chak Shahzad)

Islamabad, Federal, 44010, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Piriformis Muscle Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sciatic Neuropathy; Mononeuropathies; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Nerve Compression Syndromes; Neuralgia; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Pelvic Pain

Study Officials

• Muhammad Kamran, M.Phil*

  Al Nafees medical College Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Single Blind RCT in which only participants will not know about the type of treatment undergoing
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Randomized Control Clinical Trial in which group 1 will be of experimental group and group 2 will be of control group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 26, 2022
• First Posted: January 11, 2023
• Study Start: October 2, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 25, 2022
• Study Completion: December 26, 2022
• Last Updated: January 11, 2023

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)