Combination of Two Osteopathic Techniques for the Hamstring's Stretching Capacity in Basketball Female Players

NCT06357611 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: OST1_015
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

It is known that there are studies that prove the effectiveness of muscle energy techniques and the fourth ventricle technique separately, however, information is scarce regarding the combination of the two and their effectiveness in the population. The aim of this randomized controlled study is to compare the immediate effects of the techniques compared to the muscle energy technique alone in female basketball players.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Fourth ventricle technique; Muscle energy technique; Range of motion; Hamstring Muscles

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Altered range of motion of the hamstring muscles.

  The universal goniometer is a tool used to assess joint ROM.

  10 minutes after intervention.

Study Arms (3)

Control Group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

After completing an individual questionnaire and giving informed consent, a placebo technique was performed, consisting only of contact in the area of the participant's shoulders.

Other: Simulated technique

Experimental group MET

EXPERIMENTAL

After completing an individual questionnaire and giving informed consent, the muscle energy technique was performed on the dominant hamstring muscle.

Other: Muscle energy technique

Experimental group CV-4 and MET

EXPERIMENTAL

After completing an individual questionnaire and giving informed consent, the 4th ventricle technique (CV-4) was performed, followed by the muscle energy technique on the dominant hamstring muscle.

Other: 4th ventricle technique and muscular energy technique

Interventions

Simulated technique OTHER

The participant was in a supine position, with her upper limbs at her sides and her neck in a neutral position. The researcher sat in a cephalic position, making contact with the participant's shoulders, without any movement, until 5 minutes had elapsed.

Control Group

Muscle energy technique OTHER

The participant was in a supine position, with her upper limbs alongside her body and her neck in a neutral position. The researcher adopted a position homolateral to the dominant limb, contacting the lower limb with the caudal hand in the region of the malleoli. He then helped the participant to perform the movement, which consisted of flexing the hip and extending the knee passively until the motor barrier was reached, and instructed her to perform an isometric contraction of the hamstrings. She was asked to perform three 7-second contractions with a 2 to 3-second interval, using approximately 20% of her maximum strength, gaining a new motor barrier between each set, for a total of three sets.

Experimental group MET

4th ventricle technique and muscular energy technique OTHER

The participant was in a supine position, with her upper limbs alongside her body and her neck in a neutral position. For CV-4, the researcher contacted the squamous portion of the occiput laterally, bringing it close to the posterior convexity of the occiput, bringing the skull into extension, changing the compression movement with decompression, until 3 minutes had elapsed. For the MET, the researcher adopted a position homolateral to the dominant limb, contacting the lower limb with the caudal hand in the region of the malleoli. She then helped the participant to perform the movement, which consisted of flexing the hip and extending the knee passively to the motor barrier, having been instructed to perform an isometric contraction of the hamstring. A total of 3 7-second contractions with a 2-3 second interval were requested, using approximately 20% of her maximum strength, and with a new motor barrier being gained between each series, for a total of 3 series.

Experimental group CV-4 and MET

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Over 18 years old
• Female
• Playing federated basketball
• Signature of informed consent documents

You may not qualify if:

• Surgical intervention/trauma in the areas of activity (cervical-cranial and lower limb)
• Exposure to medicinal therapy
• Participants with hypertension
• Participants at risk of cerebral hemorrhage (e.g. aneurysm)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Natália Maria Oliveira Campelo: lead

Study Sites (1)

Escola Superior de Saúde do Porto

Porto, 4200-072, Portugal

Location

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Study Officials

• Natália MO Campelo, PhD

  Escola Superior de Saúde do Politecnico do Porto

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Natália MO Campelo, PhD

CONTACT

+35122 206 1000; nmc@ess.ipp.pt

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Profesor

Model Details: In order to allocate each participant to an intervention group, each voluntary participation questionnaire was assigned a number. Subsequently, all the numbers of the participants in the sample were randomly distributed among the 3 groups by the principal investigator.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 5, 2024
• First Posted: April 10, 2024
• Study Start: September 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2024
• Study Completion: December 1, 2024
• Last Updated: April 30, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Locations

PT (1)