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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Piriformis Syndrome
• Interventions: Other: Soft Tissue mobilization; Other: Piriformis Syndrome (Piriformis muscle stretching)

• Registration Number: NCT05680402
• Lead Sponsor: Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan

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

Detailed Description

Piriformis syndrome is one of the misdiagnosed syndromes and there is no evidence available for the proper diagnosis of this syndrome. Several interventions have been adopted in the clinical setting for improvement of piriformis syndrome including therapeutic ultrasound, myofascial release, stretching, dry needling, strengthening exercises of hip muscles and activity modification. There are several treatments available for this syndrome but no comparison studies have been reported yet on soft tissue mobilization and piriformis muscle stretching. The purpose for conducting this research is to assist in establishing the effectiveness of soft tissue mobilization technique and piriformis muscle stretching in piriformis syndrome by comparison between two abovementioned treatments

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-02
• Status Verified: 2022-12
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-25
• Study Completion: 2022-12-26
• Study First Submitted: 2022-12-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-01-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-10
• Study First Posted: 2023-01-11
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• 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)

Exclusion Criteria

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 1	Soft Tissue mobilization	Soft tissue mobilization
Group 2	Piriformis Syndrome (Piriformis muscle stretching)	Piriformis Stretching

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Numeric Pain Rating Scale	1 week	Zero means non pain and 10 Means worst type of pain
Modified Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) questionnaire	1 Week	A score of 0-20 reflects minimal disability, 21-40 moderate disability, 41-60 severe disability, 61-80 crippled, and 81-100 bed-bound

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Physiotherapy Clinic Iqra University Islamabad (Chak Shahzad); 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Federal, Pakistan