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Comparison of GT With TF Technique in Patient With Post-Operative Knee Stiffness

NCT07204119 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2025-10-02

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of Graston Technique and Tissue Flossing Technique in patients with post-operative knee stiffness on pain, range of motion, and functional outcomes. A randomized controlled trial was conducted at Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi. The total sample size was 48, divided into three groups. The study duration was six months. Purposive sampling was applied for recruitment, and group randomization was performed by lottery method. Only patients with post-operative knee stiffness meeting the inclusion criteria were enrolled. Outcome measures included goniometer, Functional Independence Measure (FIM), and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaires. Data was collected at baseline and after interventions, and analysis was performed using SPSS version 23.

Conditions

  • Post-operative Knee Stiffness

Interventions

OTHER

Tissue Flossing Technique

Hot pack: 10 minutes, PNF (hold-relax with agonist contraction), CPM: 10 minutes, Self-stretching: End range position for 30 seconds, repeat twice. 1 to 2 minutes for Tissue Flossing Technique Description: Active and passive movement with knee wrapped in a high-quality floss band (208×5×0.15 cm), Wrapped from upper gastrocnemius to lower quadriceps and hamstring muscles using a 50% overlapping pattern with a 25% elongation stretch, Series of active and passive exercises (knee flexion and extension) with 3 repetitions.

OTHER

Graston Technique

Hot pack: 10 minutes, PNF (hold-relax with agonist contraction), CPM: 10 minutes, Self-stretching: End range position for 30 seconds, repeat twice. 2 minutes for Graston Technique Technique Description: Participant lies supine with hip and knee straight, Water-based gel used to reduce friction. Superior and inferior longitudinal strokes delivered with GT-4 instrument at a 45° angle to soft tissues Sequence includes strokes from above patella to anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) and back, maintaining a 2-second cadence

OTHER

Control group

Hot pack: 10 minutes, PNF (hold-relax with agonist contraction): Gentle stretch of knee muscle for 10 seconds Isometric contraction for 6 seconds. Flex knee with therapist assistance. Hold position for 10 seconds, repeat 3 times, CPM: 10 minutes, Self-stretching: End range position for 30 seconds, repeat twice

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lal Gul Khan, MS · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-12
Primary Completion
2025-12-15
Completion
2025-12-25

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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