Clinical trial NCT04784741: Effect of Low Amplitude Vibration Therapy on Flexibility of Hamstring Muscle in Athletes of Pakistan
Official title: Effect of Low Amplitude Vibration Therapy on Flexibility of Hamstring Muscle in Athletes of Pakistan
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Hamstring Contractures
Whole Body Vibration
Keywords: whole body vibration
Hamstring flexibility
ROM
Balance
Postural stability index
Lead sponsor: Shifa Clinical Research Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-03-05
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: A total of 40 were included in the study who full filled the inclusion criteria, athletes were randomly assigned into two groups: Control and Experimental group. Additionally, data was collected from healthy athletes doing their training at Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Whole body vibration therapy is rapidly becoming a topic of interest for the researchers around the world. Evidence suggests that Whole body vibration has an effect on improving flexibility of hamstring muscle and balance in athletes. The purpose was to examine the effect of low amplitude Whole body vibration on the flexibility of hamstring muscle and improving balance in athletes of Pakistan

Detailed description: A total 60 number of athletes were analyzed and out of these 40 were included in the study who full fill the inclusion criteria, selected athletes were randomly assigned into two groups (control \& experimental). After a total 2 drop outs from control group and 3 drop outs from experimental group, there were 18 athletes in control group and 17 in experimental group who continued till the analysis. Experimental group was given five sessions of low amplitude whole body vibration therapy for almost duration of 10 minutes, on alternative days, along with static stretching of hamstring muscles for 5 minutes and the control group was given only the static hamstring muscle stretches for five minutes, and same five sessions alike on alternative days. Static stretching protocol had 10 stretches in total with 15 seconds stretch time and 30 seconds relaxing time of hamstring muscle. All participants were assessed using Biodex Whole body vibration plate, Biodex balance system , Goniometer and a questionnaire.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* National athletes of Pakistan.
* Age between 18-30 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* Athletes having history of any acute injury within last 6 weeks.
* Athletes who have had any surgical procedure previously or Patients who were medically unstable.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pre Range of Motion of hamstring muscle (ROM)
timeFrame: outcome at baseline (day zero)
measure: Post Range of Motion of hamstring muscle (ROM)
timeFrame: outcome at the end of 10 days
measure: Pre Balance
timeFrame: outcome at baseline (day zero)
measure: Post Balance
timeFrame: outcome at the end of 10 days
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Islamabad
country: Pakistan
facility: Jaweria Syed
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