Manual Therapy for the Treatment of Athletic Pubalgia

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Osteitis Pubis
• Interventions: Other: High force hip Lateral distraction; Other: Placebo force hip lateral distraction

• Registration Number: NCT05712486
• Lead Sponsor: University of Valladolid

Brief Summary

Athletic osteitis pubis is a high prevalent pathology among athletes, especially in those who make quick change of direction of the movement, like runners or footballers. Despite the fact that there is evidence about conservative treatments, there is a lack of evidence about manual therapy (MT) techniques applied in isolation and its consequences in pain and range of movement. The investigators decided to conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of a MT technique with placebo technique.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-01-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-01-25
• Study Start: 2023-02-01
• Study First Posted: 2023-02-03
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-29
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-30
• Primary Completion: 2024-06
• Study Completion: 2024-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• Athletes diagnosed with osteitis pubis stage 1 with at least 3 months of evolution.
• Internal rotation ROM limited.
• Positive provocation pain tests.

Exclusion Criteria

• Pain due to intraarticular hip pathology.
• Hip pain due to inflamatory diseases.
• Previous surgical interventions in hip, pelvis or lumbar spine.
• MRI results or provocation pain tests inconcluyent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Lateral distraction group	High force hip Lateral distraction	High force lateral distraction of affected hip.
Placebo distraction group	Placebo force hip lateral distraction	Placebo lateral traction of affected hip.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Actual PAIN	3 months follow-up	actual pain reported by the patient using visual analog scale (VAS) from 0 to 10, in which higher scores are worse.
Last week PAIN	3 months follow-up	past week pain reported by the patient using visual analog scale (VAS) from 0 to 10, in which higher scores are worse.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Group of treatment assignment	3 months follow-up	Question about which group of treatment was the patient assigned in.
Range of Movement (ROM)	3 months follow-up	Hip ROM as described by Pua et al. (2008)
Global Rating of Change	3 months follow-up	Subjective impression as described in GROC scale by Jaeschke, Singer \& Guyat (1989)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Silvia Lahuerta Martín; 🇪🇸 Soria, Spain