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A study to find out how stretching of Hamstring muscle will affect the standing posture in normal individuals

ACUTE EFFECTS OF PASSIVE STRETCHING OF HAMSTRING MUSCLES ON THE SAGITTAL SPINAL AND PELVIC POSTURAL PARAMETERS IN ASYMPTOMATIC YOUNG ADULT INDIAN POPULATION, MEASURED USING SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2015/04/005663
Enrollment
40
Registered
2015-04-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: PASSIVE STATIC STRETCHING OF HAMSTRINGS: Participants will be positioned in supine lying with low back as flat as possible. Hip will be flexed to 900 with the slightly flexed knee suppo

Sponsors

Father Muller Charitable Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Normal, Asymptomatic, healthy young adults of both genders. • 18 â?? 40 years of age • Ability to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • High Hamstring flexibility ( >90 degrees when measure using Passive Straight Leg Raising Test) • Recent general surgery (past 12 months)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postural parameters obtained from the Formetric 4D Surface Topographic SystemTimepoint: Measured at the time of recruitment and after hamstring muscle stretching using Surface Topography By Diers Formetric 4D Average Machine—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢ Pelvic Tilt â?¢ Pelvic Torsion â?¢ Pelvic Inclination â?¢ Kyphotic Angle â?¢ Lordotic Angle â?¢ Surface Rotation Timepoint: Measured at the time of recruitment and after hamstring muscle stretching using Surface Topography By Diers Formetric 4D Average Machine—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactArun Mathew Cyriac

Father Muller Medical College Hospital

arun.mathewpt@yahoo.co.in9886638763

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026