Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Versus PNF Stretching in Athletes With Piriformis Syndrome

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Conditions studied: Piriformis Syndrome

In brief

A 12-month randomized controlled trial will be conducted at Pakistan Sports Board, Lahore, with 40 athletes (18-35 years) randomly allocated to IASTM (n=20) or PNF (n=20) groups. Interventions were administered 3 times/week for 4 weeks. Outcomes included Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), goniometric hip ROM, and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07090356

Run by

Riphah International University

People needed

40

Starts

2024-07-30

Expected to finish

2025-08-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Professional Athletes aged 18 to 35 years.
• Chronic pain in the buttock and hip area.
• Inability to sit for a prolonged time.
• Athletes having positive Faber test
• Both male and female athletes
• Practicing athletes who are in practice from last 2 years.

You may not qualify if…

• Trauma history from last 6 months.
• Other injuries excluding hip pain.
• Systemic illness.
• Pre-existing neurological conditions affecting the lower limbs
• History of lower back surgery

Where it is running

• Pakistan Sports Board — Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan (enrolling)

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