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The Efficacy of Focus Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Hamstring Tightness

NCT05702697 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 124

Last updated 2023-01-27

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Summary

To study efficacy of focus extracorporeal shock wave therapy on the flexibility of hamstring muscles in healthy subjects

Conditions

  • Hamstring Tightness

Interventions

DEVICE

focus extracorporeal shock wave therapy

F-EWST with 0.15 mJ/mm2 intensity and 6 Hz frequency for 3 weeks. The shocking head was placed at the muscle positions of the long head of the bicep femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus for 1,000, 500, and 500 shocks, respectively, accounting for 2,000 shocks in total/ session/week.

BEHAVIORAL

Home stretching program

The leaflet on hamstring stretching exercises (in a sitting posture)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mahidol University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Songsuda Roongsaiwatana, M.D. · Ramathibodi Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-01
Primary Completion
2021-01-31
Completion
2021-08-01

Countries

  • Thailand

Study Locations

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