NCT05995145

Active Mobilization of Hamstring for Non-specific Low Back Pain and Musculoskeletal Discomfort During Prolonged Sitting

Completed NA Last updated 14 February 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Active hamstring flexibility exercises with hip flexion mobilization in Low Back Pain in 48 participants. Completed in 12 February 2024.

Timeline

1 December 2023

Primary endpoint
31 January 2024

12 February 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	48
Start date	1 December 2023
Primary completion	31 January 2024
Estimated completion	12 February 2024
Sites	1 location across Poland

Drugs / interventions tested

• Active hamstring flexibility exercises with hip flexion mobilization

Conditions studied

• Low Back Pain — all drugs for Low Back Pain →

Sponsor

Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education

Who can join

Adults 18 to 25, any sex, with Low Back Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Hip flexion is a normal part of everyday functional activities, including walking and sitting. The length of the hamstring influences on movement of the pelvis during hip flexion, consequently influencing lumbar lordosis. In most activities, the hamstring muscles are active and it is necessary to keep them at normal length. Sitting posture is responsible for the loss of the natural curvature of the lumbar spine, because the hip flexion and pelvic extension flatten the lumbar vertebrae (i.e., lumbopelvic rhythm). Furthermore tightened hamstring increases posterior pelvic tilt and reduces lumbar lordosis, which can tend to low back pain (LBP). Stretching exercises play an important role in both the prevention and treatment of LBP. One important option will be exercise protocol which will combine the active hamstring flexibility exercises with hip flexion mobilization and the development of the habit of correct hip flexion technique, protecting the lower spine.

The aim of this RCT is to present a protocol for evaluating the effect of 8-week active hamstring flexibility exercises with hip flexion mobilization in reducing LBP and perceived musculoskeletal discomfort during prolonged sitting in young adults with non-specific LBP.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. An Eight-Week Randomized Controlled Trial of Active Mobilization of the Hamstrings for Non-Specific Low Back Pain and Musculoskeletal Discomfort during Prolonged Sitting among Young People: Study Protocol.
   Labecka MK, Plandowska M, Truszczyńska-Baszak A, Rajabi R, et al · · 2024 · cited 4× · PMID 39064200 · DOI 10.3390/jcm13144161
2. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Active Stretching of the Hamstrings and Core Control for Low Back Pain and Musculoskeletal Discomfort during Prolonged Sitting among Young People.
   Plandowska M, Labecka MK, Truszczyńska-Baszak A, Rajabi R, et al · · 2024 · cited 3× · PMID 39274261 · DOI 10.3390/jcm13175048