Comparison of Active Release Technique and Bent Leg Raise In Osteoarthritis.

Comparison Of Effects Of Active Release Technique And Bent Leg Raise On Hamstring Flexibility In Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05058235

Enrollment

Registered

2021-09-27

Start date

2020-11-14

Completion date

2021-04-30

Last updated

2021-09-27

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Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Keywords

Active Release Technique, Bent leg raise, Hamstring flexibility

Brief summary

The objective of the study was to compare the effects of active release technique and bent leg raise on hamstring flexibility, functional outcomes, and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Detailed description

Knee Osteoarthritis is a common progressive degenerative joint disease. Muscular weakness and other structural abnormalities can cause low back pain. Hamstring muscle being a postural muscle has an increased tendency to become tight. In this study, participants with knee osteoarthritis having hamstring tightness were included. Active Release Technique and Bent Leg Raise technique have been used to increase flexibility in hamstrings in these patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Interventions

OTHERActive Release Technique

Moist Hot pack 10 mins/1 set/ (6 days/ week), TENS 20 mins/1 set/ (6 days/ week), Quadriceps Isometric Strengthening 5 sec hold, 10 reps/ 1 set/(6 days/ week), Active release Technique 5 reps/ 1 set/ (6 days/ week) A total of 2 weeks (12 sessions, 6 sessions/ week) were given each consisting of 40 mins.

OTHERBent leg raise

Moist Hot pack 10 mins/1 set/ (6 days/ week), TENS 20 mins/1 set/ (6 days/ week), Quadriceps Isometric Strengthening 5 sec hold, 10 reps/ 1 set/(6 days/ week), Bent leg raise 5 sec hold/ 5 sec stretch/ 3 reps/ 1 min rest interval/ 1 set/ (6 days/ week). A total of 2 weeks (12 sessions, 6 sessions/ week) were given each consisting of 40 mins.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

45 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosed patients of Knee Osteoarthritis * Hamstring length less than 160 degrees * Minimum history of 3 months * Willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who have passive knee extension more than 160 degrees * Patients with less than 3 months history * Patients who have osteoarthritis of other than the knee joint * Patients with history of fracture * Patients with post surgical history

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Hamstring flexibility	12 days	Changes from baseline, Hamstring flexibility was measured through passive knee extension test with the help of Goniometer. Normal value of knee extension angle is 180 degrees. Values decreased than 160 degree represents hamstring tightness.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Functional outcome	12 days	Changes from baseline, Functional outcome was taken through western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index tool. It comprises three sections containing 24 items. Score ranges from 0 to 96. 0 representing a healthy state and higher scores indicating worst health.
Pain on Visual analogue Scale	12 days	Changes from baseline, Pain was measured through Visual Analogue Scale. It comprises of a continuous scale of 10cm line. 0 to 4mm represents no pain, 5mm to 44mm indicates mild pain, whereas 45mm to 74mm indicates moderate pain and continues to the range of worst pain between 75mm to 100 mm.

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026