Effect of core stability exercise in treatment of iliotibial band syndrome

Effects of routine physical therapy with and without core stability in improving pain, functional mobility and quality of life in patients with iliotibial band syndrome

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200211046456N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-08-16

Start date

2018-07-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-09-07

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Conditions

Iliotibial Band Syndrome. Iliotibial band syndrome

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: This group include combination of routine physical therapy and core stability exercises as part of treatment. Core stability exercise includes: 1- Transversus abdom

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The age between 18-50 years in both the gender Presence of local tenderness over the lateral epicondyle Subjects with Positive Noble compression test Subjects with Positive modified ober’s test

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Systemic illness Peripheral nerve involvement in lower extremity Any type of Arthritis of lower limb Tumor History of previous knee trauma and surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: At baseline (before intervention), 3 weeks of treatment and at end of treatment (6 weeks). Method of measurement: Numeric Pain Rating Scale.;Functional Mobility. Timepoint: At baseline (before intervention), 3 weeks of treatment and at end of treatment (6 weeks). Method of measurement: Lower Extremity Functional Scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of Life. Timepoint: At baseline (before intervention) and at end of treatment (6 weeks). Method of measurement: Short Form (36) Health Survey.	—

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Public ContactRabia Saeed

The University of Lahore

rabiasaeed534@gmail.com+92 42 32300865

Outcome results

None listed

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