Comparison of Ergon Technique Versus Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 57
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
研究概览
简要总结
The study will be a randomized control trial and will be conducted in Pakistan Railway Hospital Rawalpindi. A sample of 60 participants will be taken. Patients will be divided into two groups (A&B) of 30 participants in each group by sealed envelope method. Hot pack will be applied to both groups for 15 minutes at the start of intervention. ERGON Technique(IASTM) will be applied to group A along with strengthening exercise. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching will be given to group B along with strengthening exercise. A 35 minute session will be given to the patients and 3 sessions will be given once a week. Intervention will be given for 6 weeks. The outcome measure will be Visual analog Scale (VAS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), and Active Knee Extension Test (AKE) will be measured at baseline and at the end of 6th week. Data will be analyzed by SPSS 22.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 35 Years 至 50 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Unilateral/bilateral osteoarthritis
- •Participants with unilateral/bilateral hamstring tightness
- •200 from Active Knee Extension test
- •Grade 1 and 2 in Kellgren and Lawrence criteria for knee osteoarthritis
排除标准
- •Participant failing to fall in the category below will be excluded from the study:
- •Any lower extremity injury in past 3 months
- •Any fracture or surgery done for pelvis, hip or knee.
- •Any neurological symptoms.
- •Any recent knee reconstructive surgery
- •Burns of lower extremities
- •Other musculoskeletal disorders associated with knee joint, Iliotibial band, adductor muscle and Sartorius muscle tightness
研究组 & 干预措施
ERGON Technique Group
Patients in this group will receive ERGON Technique along with conventional therapy
干预措施: ERGON Technique (Other)
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation(PNF) stretching Group
Patients in this group will receive Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching along with conventional therapy
干预措施: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
时间窗: 6 Weeks
The visual analog scale (VAS) is a validated, subjective measure for acute and chronic pain. Scores are recorded by making a handwritten mark on a 10-cm line that represents a continuum between "no pain" and "worst pain. It is used to find out the intensity of pain.
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index(WOMAC)
时间窗: 6 Weeks
The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index(WOMAC) is widely used in the evaluation of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis. It is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 24 items divided into 3 subscales.
Active Knee Extension Test
时间窗: 6 Weeks
The Active Knee Extension Test is used to assess hamstring muscle length and the range of active knee extension in the position of hip flexion.
次要结局
未报告次要终点