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Comparison of two manual therapy technique in hip pain participants for improvement in pain, range of motion and function

Comparative effectiveness of muscle energy technique and positional release technique on hip pain, range of motion and function in piriformis syndrome - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/095581
Enrollment
22
Registered
2025-10-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: M628- Other specified disorders of muscle

Interventions

Intervention1: Muscle energy technique: This is group A will receive muscle energy technique for 5 to 7 seconds for 3 repetitions Control Intervention1: Positional release technique: Group B will rece

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Unilateral buttock pain Pain greater or equal to 4cm or above on VAS and persists for at least 1 month Aggravation of pain by sitting External tenderness over the greater sciatic notch Pain with maneuvers that increase tension in the piriformis muscle. FAIR Flexion, Adduction and Internal rotation HCLK Heel contralateral knee participants diagnosed with piriformis syndrome

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Diagnosed with spinal causes of sciatic pain: Lumbar disc herniation, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis History of spine or lower limb surgery Diagnosed with neurological disorders- peripheral neuropathy Axial Spinal palpation painful L2 to S1 SLR Positive Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
VAS for hip painTimepoint: 0 week (Baseline), 1 week and 2 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Universal goniometer for hip range of motion and LEFS for function Timepoint: Baseline, 1 week and 2 weeks after intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMehar Negi

ISIC-IRS

physiomegha@gmail.com8802021752

Outcome results

None listed

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