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NCT06012344
Muscle Energy Technique and Hamstring Nordic Lower for Hamstring Tightness in Young Athletes
NA trial testing post facilitation stretch in Hamstring Tightness in 60 participants. Completed in 23 June 2023.
26 February 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Health Education Research Foundation (HERF) |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | quadruple |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 60 |
| Start date | 1 March 2021 |
| Primary completion | 26 February 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 23 June 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across Pakistan |
Drugs / interventions tested
- post facilitation stretch
- post isometric relaxation
- hamstring nordic lower
Conditions studied
- Hamstring Tightness — all drugs for Hamstring Tightness →
- Athletic Injuries — all drugs for Athletic Injuries →
- Athletic Performance — all drugs for Athletic Performance →
Sponsor
Health Education Research Foundation (HERF)
Who can join
Adults 18 to 25, male only, with Hamstring Tightness or Athletic Injuries. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
the study aims to assess the efficacy of two interventions, namely the muscle energy technique and the hamstring Nordic lower exercise, in addressing hamstring tightness among young athletes in Pakistan.
Publications & conference data
3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Uniform efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors across the ejection fraction spectrum and in high-risk patients with HFpEF: a prespecified pooled analysis.
Xue X, Yu Z, Dai M, Zhang T. · · 2026 · PMID 41908059 · DOI 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1790378 -
Comparative Analysis of Muscle Energy Techniques and Hamstring Nordic Lower Training on Hamstring Tightness and Agility Run Test in Young Athletes"
Bhutta AH, Haneef K, Khan AA, Sana J, et al · · 2023 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3649252/v1 -
Comparative Analysis of Muscle Energy Technique and Hamstring Nordic Lower on YMCA Sit and Reach Box in Young Athletes of Pakistan: A Study on Flexibility Enhancement Cross Over Randomized Clinical Trial Nct06012344
Bhutta AH, AWAN WA, IJAZ MJ, SHAIKH MU, et al · · 2023 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3480295/v1
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- PubMed search for NCT06012344
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06012344 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Health Education Research Foundation (HERF)
- Last refreshed: 25 August 2023
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