Hamstring Stretching Effective on Nonspecific Low Back Pain

NCT06837753 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Hamstring
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 46
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Low back pain is one of the most common complaints in the world and can be considered a universal health problem for humanity. Low back pain is a multifactorial disease with multiple etiologies. Risk factors are difficult to identify. It is reported in the literature that 70-80% of the world's population has low back pain at some point in their lives, and 95% of this pain is mechanical. Mechanical low back pain (MBA) can be described as a clinical picture that develops as a result of overuse, strain, traumatization or deformation of the structures that make up the spine. In order to define low back pain mechanically, all organic causes such as inflammatory, infectious, tumoral, metabolic causes, fractures and pain reflected from internal organs must be excluded. The most common diseases that cause low back pain are; They are caused by mechanical factors and degenerative diseases. Mechanical and static stresses can lead to joint blockage, restricting the range of motion of the joint along with pain. Non-Specific many factors affect low back pain. Kim and Shin reported that asymmetry of hip extension range of motion of both hip joints was associated with nonspecific low back pain rather than simple hip extension range of motion, and they found that limiting hip extension was compensatory.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Flexibility assessment

  During the Passive Knee Extension Test, participants will be positioned supine with the hip of the tested limb flexed to 90° while the contralateral limb will be stabilized. The examiner gradually extended the knee until resistance or discomfort will reported. The knee extension angle will be measured using a digital goniometer and recorded in degrees.

  0-4 week

• Flexibility assessment

  fingertip-to-floor (FTF) test, participants stood on a 20-cm step and will instructed to bend forward and reach toward the floor without flexing their knees. The distance between the third fingertip and the floor will measured using a tape measure and recorded in centimeters. The minimal detectable change (MDC) for the FTF test is reported as 4.5 cm

  0-4 week

• Flexibility assessment

  Sit- and-reach test (SRT) participants sİt with their knees fully extended and feet position against the testing box. They are instructed to reach forward as far as possible while keeping their knees extended. The furthest distance reached will recorded in centimeters

  0-4 week

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Functionality index

  0-4 week

• Functional disability

  0-4 week

• Pain status

  0-4 week

• Jump performance

  0-4 week

Study Arms (2)

exercise group

EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise program and 3 way hamstring strech will be applied.

Other: Exercise

control group

OTHER

Just Exercise program will be applied.

Other: Exercise

Interventions

Exercise OTHER

It consist of traditional exercises.

control group; exercise group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Patients with complaints of low back pain,
• NLBP for at least 12 weeks,
• finger-to-ground distance greater than 0 cm; a passive straight-leg raising -(SLR) angle of less than 80°, measured with a hand-held goniometer;
• normal mobility of the hip;
• passive knee extension ≥25°,
• VAS score between 3 and 7 will be included.

You may not qualify if:

• People with a history of hamstring injury in the last two years,
• fractures in the spine or lower extremities,
• pregnancy,
• leg length difference of more than 2 cm,
• and obesity will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Biruni University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Eylül Pınar Kısa

Istanbul, Istanbul, 34720, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Investigators

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 13, 2023
• First Posted: February 20, 2025
• Study Start: December 12, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2024
• Study Completion: August 10, 2024
• Last Updated: July 22, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)