| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2025/01/079379 [Registered on: 24/01/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
22/01/2025 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
No |
| Type of Trial |
Interventional |
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Type of Study
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Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) |
| Study Design |
Randomized, Parallel Group Trial |
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Public Title of Study
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Effect of various stretching techniques on leg muscle in inactive population |
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Scientific Title of Study
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A Comparative Study of Dynamic, Static, and PNF
Stretching Techniques on Hamstring Flexibility in
Sedentary Adults- A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Trial Acronym |
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Secondary IDs if Any
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| Secondary ID |
Identifier |
| NIL |
NIL |
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Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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| Name |
Rajathi R |
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Affiliation |
AIIMS Bathinda |
| Address |
Department of Physiology, medical college building IInd floor AIIMS Bathinda Punjab India
Bathinda
PUNJAB
151001
India |
| Phone |
9578293668 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
raji.dec24@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Rajathi R |
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Affiliation |
AIIMS Bathinda |
| Address |
Department of Physiology, medical college building IInd floor AIIMS Bathinda Punjab India
Bathinda
PUNJAB
151001
India |
| Phone |
9578293668 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
raji.dec24@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Rajathi R |
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Affiliation |
AIIMS Bathinda |
| Address |
Department of Physiology, medical college building IInd floor AIIMS Bathinda Punjab India
Bathinda
PUNJAB
151001
India |
| Phone |
9578293668 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
raji.dec24@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| IInd floor, Department of Physiology,Medical college building, AIIMS Bathinda, Punjab, India 151001 |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
AIIMS Bathinda |
| Address |
AIIMS Bathinda, Punjab, 151001 |
| Type of Sponsor |
Other [Autonomous Institute] |
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Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Countries of Recruitment
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India |
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Sites of Study
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| No of Sites = 1 |
| Name of Principal
Investigator |
Name of Site |
Site Address |
Phone/Fax/Email |
| Dr Rajathi R |
AIIMS Bathinda Punjab India |
room number: 17, PMR department, IPD building, AIIMS, Bathinda, Punjab, India
Bathinda
PUNJAB |
9578293668
raji.dec24@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| AIIMS Bathinda Ethics committee |
Approved |
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Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Health Condition / Problems Studied
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| Health Type |
Condition |
| Healthy Human Volunteers |
Sedentary human healthy volunteers |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Comparator Agent |
Control group |
No stretching intervention. Participants will maintain their usual sedentary lifestyle. Baseline data such as international physical activity questionnaire assessment, basic demographic information such as age, gender will be gathered, height, weight, sit and reach test, popliteal angle test and straight leg test will be recorded. |
| Intervention |
Dynamic stretching |
Dynamic Stretching:
Involves controlled movements to stretch the hamstrings, performed in sets of 10 repetitions, 3 times per week.
Techniques:
Leg Swings:
Stand next to a wall for balance.
Swing one leg forward and backward in a controlled manner.
Perform 10 swings on each leg.
Hamstring Frankensteins:
Stand tall with feet hip-width apart.
Extend one leg straight in front, reaching the opposite hand toward the foot.
Alternate legs, performing 10 repetitions on each side. Sessions will be conducted three times per week.
All sessions will be monitored by trained personnel to ensure uniform technique
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| Intervention |
PNF stretching |
PNF Stretching:
Hold-relax with Agonist Contraction:
Similar to Hold-relax technique but with a different final stretch phase.
Relax the muscle group and allow passive stretching.
Contract the opposing muscle group concentrically.
Hold for 30 seconds to increase range of motion (ROM).
This phase induces greater stretch due to reciprocal and autogenic inhibition.
Sessions will be conducted three times per week.
All sessions will be monitored by trained personnel to ensure uniform technique
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| Intervention |
Static stretching |
Description:
Involves holding a hamstring stretch for 30 seconds, repeated 3 times, with a 10-second rest between stretches.
Performed three times per week.
Technique:
Hamstring Static Stretch:
Sit on the floor with legs extended straight in front.
Slowly lean forward towards toes, keeping knees straight.
Hold the stretch for 30 seconds without causing pain.
Return to starting position and repeat. Sessions will be conducted three times per week.
All sessions will be monitored by trained personnel to ensure uniform technique
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
18.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
40.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Apparently healthy individuals with sedentary lifestyle ( as identified by IPAQ questionnaire) in the age group of 18-40 years (both gender) |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Known case of Prolapsed intervertebral Disc, h/o musculoskeletal injury in the lower limb, h/o Surgery in the lower limb |
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Computer generated randomization |
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Method of Concealment
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Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes |
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Blinding/Masking
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Outcome Assessor Blinded |
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Primary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| increased hamstring flexibility |
one month following the stretching technique (intervention) |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
SLRT score would be Improved
SRT score would be improved |
one month following the stretching technique (intervention) |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="120"
Sample Size from India="120"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" |
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Phase of Trial
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Phase 4 |
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Date of First Enrollment (India)
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01/03/2025 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
01/03/2025 |
| Date of Study Completion (Global) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="1"
Months="8"
Days="2" |
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Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Yet Recruiting |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Open to Recruitment |
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Publication Details
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N/A |
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Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement
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Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?
Response - NO
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Brief Summary
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The study aims to assess the comparison of various stretching technique ( such as static, dynamic and PNF stretching of hamstring) on sedentary apparently healthy individuals ( one will be the control group (n= 30) ( will undergo no intervention), one will be the static group ( n= 30), dynamic group ( n= 30) and PNF group (n= 30). The hamstring flexibility will be assessed by non-invasive sit and reach test and straight leg raise test. |