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CompletedNCT05866913Updated Jul 6, 2023

Neurodynamics vs. Stretching in Soccer Players With Short Hamstring Syndrome

An interventional study of Sciatic nerve slippage. and Passive stretching of the hamstring muscles. in Hamstring Contractures, sponsored by Universidad de Murcia. Completed at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged 16 Years to 30 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-07-06.

Sponsored by Universidad de Murcia · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
85
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
16 Years to 30 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Comparison of the effects of passive stretching vs. sciatic nerve gliding in soccer players presenting with short hamstring syndrome.

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Soccer players from three teams in the region of Murcia (Spain) were recruited and randomly divided into three groups: control group, experimental group 1 and experimental group 2.

In the control group passive shoulder mobilization will be applied, in experimental group 1 sciatic nerve gliding will be applied and in experimental group 2 passive hamstring stretching will be applied.

Treatments will be performed once a week for 4 weeks and measurements will be taken at week 1 and 4.

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Conditions studied

  • Hamstring Contractures

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Keywords

  • Peripheral nervous system
  • Muscle stretching exercises
  • Hamstring muscles
  • Sciatic nerve
  • Elasticity
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In context

Contracture

79 studies on the registry are indexed under Contracture; 18 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 85 is above the median of 33 across 62 interventional studies indexed under Contracture.

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Lead sponsor

Universidad de Murcia is the lead sponsor of 79 studies on the registry; 17 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
16 Years to 30 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Soccer players of the Murcia Region Federation who have short hamstring syndrome.
  • Between 16 and 30 years of age.
  • To complete the form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with significant neurological pathology.
  • Subjects with hamstring muscle injury.
  • Subjects with lumbar pathology.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
85 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    Control group

    Passive shoulder mobilizations for 90 seconds.

    Procedure: passive shoulder mobilization.

  • Experimental
    Experimental group 1

    Sciatic nerve glide in a seated slump position for 90 seconds.

    Procedure: Sciatic nerve slippage.

  • Experimental
    Experimental group 2

    Passive stretching of the hamstring muscles with straight leg raising for 90 seconds.

    Procedure: Passive stretching of the hamstring muscles.

Interventions

  • ProcedureSciatic nerve slippage.

    Sciatic nerve slippage.

  • ProcedurePassive stretching of the hamstring muscles.

    Passive stretching of the hamstring muscles.

  • Procedurepassive shoulder mobilization.

    passive shoulder mobilization.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Elasticity of the hamstring muscles.

    Measurement in degrees of the articular range of the hamstring muscles, using a goniometer.

    Time frame: One month

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Study locations

1 site
  • Universidad de Murcia
    Murcia, 300100, Spain
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from May 2023 to primary completion in Jun 2023, 1 month.

Of 30 interventional studies with no phase under Contracture, half reached primary completion within 13 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 55. This study's 1 month is below that.

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Registered
May 10, 2023
First posted
May 19, 2023
StartActual
May 15, 2023
Primary completionActual
Jun 15, 2023
CompletionActual
Jun 30, 2023
Last update
Jul 6, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 6, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05866913
Lead sponsor
Universidad de Murcia
Responsible party
Angel Martínez Carrasco (Professor Phd, Universidad de Murcia) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 19, 2023
Start date
May 15, 2023
Primary completion
Jun 15, 2023
Completion
Jun 30, 2023
Last update
Jul 6, 2023

Study contacts

Ángel Martínez Carrasco, PhD
principal investigator · Universidad de Murcia

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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