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Effects of Pelvic Floor Exercises and Muscle Energy Techniques on Pain and Disability in Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

NCT07275294 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2025-12-10

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Summary

This clinical trial aims to evaluate whether combining pelvic floor exercises with muscle energy techniques provides greater improvement in pain and functional disability in adults with sacroiliac joint dysfunction compared to muscle energy techniques alone. The study examines whether the addition of pelvic floor training enhances pain reduction and functional outcomes beyond the effects of muscle energy techniques applied to the hamstrings, gluteus medius, piriformis, and iliopsoas muscles. Participants will be assigned to either an experimental group receiving both pelvic floor exercises and muscle energy techniques or a control group receiving muscle energy techniques only, and will complete standardized assessments of pain and disability before and after the intervention.

Conditions

  • Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

Interventions

OTHER

Muscle Energy Techniques with Hot pack and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

There will be an application of a hot pack for 10minutes and TENS for 10minutes. After that Muscle Energy Techniques (METs) will be performed as isometric relaxation technique targeting iliopsoas, piriformis, hamstring and gluteus medius muscles. The protocol will involve isometric contraction in which patients will perform a contraction at \~30% effort against the therapist's resistance for 7-10 seconds. A 5-second relaxation phase followed by a stretch to the new range barrier, held for 10-60 seconds. Each stretch will be repeated 3-5 in each session. This will be performed 3 times per session 3 times per week for 6 weeks.

OTHER

Muscle Energy Techniques with Hot pack, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Pelvic floor Exercises

There will be an application of a hot pack for 10minutes and TENS for 10minutes. After that Muscle Energy Techniques (METs) will be performed as isometric relaxation technique targeting iliopsoas, piriformis, hamstring and gluteus medius muscles. The protocol will involve isometric contraction in which patients will perform a contraction at \~30% effort against the therapist's resistance for 7-10 seconds. A 5-second relaxation phase followed by a stretch to the new range barrier, held for 10-60 seconds. Each stretch will be repeated 3-5 in each session. This will be performed 3 times per session 3 times per week for 6 weeks. Participants in the experimental group will be instructed to perform the Pelvic Floor Exercises (Kegel exercises, Pelvic Tilts and Bridge with pelvic floor engagement) according to the defined protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • MUHAMMAD TARIQ RAFIQ, PhD · Lahore University of Biological & Applied Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-12-31
Primary Completion
2026-02-28
Completion
2026-02-28

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