NCT05370378

Effects of Hold Relax With Agonist Contraction and Active Release Therapy on Clinical Outcomes in Piriformis Syndrome

Comparative Effects of Hold Relax With Agonist Contraction and Active Release Therapy on Pain, Functional Disability and Sleep Quality in Piriformis Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 82 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Lahore · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of hold relax agonist contraction and active release therapy on reducing pain intensity, improving functioning and sleep quality in patient with piriformis syndrome. Both these techniques are passive, non-invasive manual therapy techniques which are easy to perform and less time consuming and may yield better outcomes resulting improved quality of life.

Conditions

• Piriformis Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Hold Relax with Agonist Contraction	1. Participant will be in prone lying and heating pad will be applied on gluteal region for 10 to 15 minutes. 2. Passive sustained stretch to piriformis will be applied for 10 seconds. 3. The participant will be asked to actively contract the muscle for about 10 seconds (isometric contraction) and then relax. 4. Immediately after that participant is ask to again actively contract the muscle against therapist resistance for 6-10 seconds. 5. Ask the participant to relax while therapist will apply stretch the muscle to its new tissue tension barrier position and this position will be maintained for 30 seconds. 6. This maneuver is repeated for 3 to 4 repetitions, each starting from where the previous finished.
OTHER	Active Release Therapy	1. Specific muscle will be warmed up by applying heating pad for 10 to 15 minutes. 2. Patient will be positioned prone lying and the therapist will be standing at the side of affected limb. 3. Therapist will apply deep pressure at the area of tenderness while patient will actively move the limb from internal to external rotation repeatedly. 4. This maneuver will take about 15 minutes to complete in one session and will be applied alternatively 3 days a week for two weeks. 5. After this, cold pack is applied and general ROMs and strengthening exercises are performed to prevent soreness

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-22
• Primary completion: 2022-11-22
• Completion: 2022-11-22
• First posted: 2022-05-11
• Last updated: 2023-04-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan