| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2025/09/095060 [Registered on: 18/09/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
17/09/2025 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| 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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Comparing the effect of Muscle Energy Technique and Dynamic Soft Tissue Mobilization on agility of amateur footballers having hamstring tightness :A Comparative Study |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Effect of Muscle Energy Technique vs Dynamic Soft Tissue Mobilization on Agility of Amateur Football Players with Hamstring Tightness: A Comparative Study |
| 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 |
Vishakha Belsare |
| Designation |
MPT Scholar |
| Affiliation |
Ahmedabad Physiotherapy College |
| Address |
Ahmedabad Physiotherapy College, Parul University, opposite Kabir Enclave, Bopal-Ghuma road, Bopal, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380058
India |
| Phone |
8460462432 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
vishakhabelsare2@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Asha Dobariya |
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Affiliation |
Ahmedabad Physiotherapy College |
| Address |
Ahmedabad Physiotherapy College, Parul University, opposite Kabir Enclave, Bopal-Ghuma road, Bopal, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380058
India |
| Phone |
9428701773 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
ashaben.dobariya38326@paruluniversity.ac.in |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Asha Dobariya |
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Affiliation |
Ahmedabad Physiotherapy College |
| Address |
Ahmedabad Physiotherapy College, Parul University, opposite Kabir Enclave, Bopal-Ghuma road, Bopal, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380058
India |
| Phone |
9428701773 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
ashaben.dobariya38326@paruluniversity.ac.in |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Ahmedabad Physiotherapy College, Parul University, opposite Kabir Enclave, Bopal-Ghuma road, Bopal, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 380058 |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Vishakha Belsare |
| Address |
Ahmedabad Physiotherapy College, Parul University, opposite Kabir Enclave, Bopal-Ghuma road, Bopal, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| Type of Sponsor |
Other [Principal Investigator] |
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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 |
| Vishakha Belsare |
Kahaani Sports Academy |
Bakeri ground, Bakeri city, Vejalpur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT |
8460462432
vishakhabelsare2@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 2 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Institutional Ethics Committee for Human Research- Sainath Hospital |
Approved |
| Kahaani Sports Academy and Kahaani FC |
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 |
HAMSTRING TIGHTNESS |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Comparator Agent |
Dynamic Soft Tissue Mobilization |
1 session per day, 3 days per week for 4 weeks. Each session of 20 minutes. |
| Intervention |
Muscle Energy Technique |
1 session per day, 3 days per week for 4 weeks. Each session of 20 minutes. |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
15.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
18.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Male |
| Details |
1) Subjects with hamstring tightness(unable to extend knee more than 160 degrees when hip is 90 degree flexed). 2) Subjects playing football at least 2 hours per day and 3 times per week. 3) Subjects willing to participate and completed the consent form. |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
1) Subjects with acute or chronic hamstring injury. 2) Subjects with acute or chronic low back pain. 3) Subjects with lower limb surgeries or conditions. 4) Subjects participating in any other clinical trials. 5) Subjects with any neurological or cardiorespiratory conditions, |
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc |
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Method of Concealment
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Not Applicable |
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Blinding/Masking
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Not Applicable |
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Primary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| ACTIVE KNEE EXTENSION TEST |
4 WEEKS |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| LATERAL CHANGE OF DIRECTION TEST |
4 WEEKS |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="44"
Sample Size from India="44"
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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N/A |
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Date of First Enrollment (India)
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01/10/2025 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
Date Missing |
| 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="0"
Days="0" |
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Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Not Yet Recruiting |
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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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This study is a randomized parallel group trial, comparing the effect of Muscle Energy Technique and Dynamic Soft Tissue Mobilization on agility of 44 amateur football players with hamstring tightness. The study duration is of 4 weeks. The study will be conducted at a sports academy in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The participants will be randomly allocated to two intervention groups. The primary outcome measure is Active Knee Extension Test and the secondary outcome measure is Lateral Change of Direction Test. |