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Clinical Trials/IRCT20220410054479N1
IRCT20220410054479N1
Recruiting
Phase 2

Investigating effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy on hamstring tightness and comparing it with dynamic soft tissue mobilization in basketball players aged 15 to 18 years old

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences0 sites40 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Enrollment
40
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age between 15 to 18 years
  • Having at least two years of playing basketball and at least 3 sessions per week
  • Referral with the main complaint of posterior femoral hamstring tightness or limitation of the active knee extension angle (AKEA) below 170 degrees of knee extension
  • Consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • Positive slump test
  • The history of hip and knee fractures
  • The history of femoral bone fracture
  • Existence of internal fixators such as screws and plates
  • Acute hamstring injury
  • The history of back pain in the last three months
  • Complaints of pain and injury to the knee and hip joints
  • Tightness in the knee joint
  • The coagulation disorder / acute infection / pregnancy / malignancy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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