Clinical trial NCT06197971: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization vs Therapeutic Cupping on Hamstring Tightness Among Football Players
Official title: Comparative Effects of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Therapeutic Cupping on Hamstring Tightness Among Football Players
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Flexibility
Hamstring Tightness
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
Range of Motion
Keywords: Flexibility
Hamstring Tightness
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
Cupping Technique
Football Players
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-01-09
Enrollment: 30
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomized Clinical Trail
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The study is randomized and single-blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah International University, Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A \& B through sealed envelope method by Non-probability Convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in Group A will receive Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization. Group B will receive Therapeutic Cupping.

Detailed description: The objective of the study is to determine the effects of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Therapeutic Cupping on Hamstring tightness among football players. The study is randomized and single-blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah International University, Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A \& B through sealed envelope method by Non-probability Convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in Group A will receive Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization. Group B will receive Therapeutic Cupping. Players will be assessed by Numeric pain rating scale, Universal Goniometer and Sit \& Reach Test after the completion of treatment at 6 weeks.

The data will be analyzed by SPSS, version 25. Statistical significance is P=0.05.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age (18-25),Male Gender Only,
* Football Players, Bilateral Hamstring Tightness,
* Previous hamstring injury in the last 6 months,
* Positive SLR test,
* Positive Passive/Active Knee Extension test

Exclusion Criteria:

* Malignancy of lower limb,
* History of Lower Limb fracture in the last 6 months,
* Post-surgical condition from past 6 months,
* Neurological Conditions such as SLE, Herpes zoster, parkinsonism, Shingles disease, Musculoskeletal disorders like adductor tendinopathy, low back pain, knee injuries, hip injuries,
* Skin Allergies.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Hamstring pain
timeFrame: pre and 6 weeks post interventional
measure: Range of motion
timeFrame: pre and 6 weeks post interventional
measure: Flexibility
timeFrame: pre and 6 weeks post interventional
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Pakistan sports board
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Study Principal Investigator
name: Sikander Naseer, DPT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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