NCT05786300

Effect of NMES+ on Hamstring Lesion (3a/3b)

Is Early Superimposed Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES+) Useful to Improve Muscle Tissue Recovery From Type 3a/3b Hamstring Strain Injuries (HSI)?

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Università degli studi di Roma Foro Italico · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to analyze the effect of the electrical stimulation superimposed onto movement in healthy semi-professional athletes who sustained a type 3a/3b hamstring strain injury. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is NMES+ useful for the treatment of type 3a/3b hamstring strain injury? * Does NMES+ improve the quality of the injured muscle tissue? Participants will follow a 3 week protocol, following the latest evidence available.\[describe the main tasks participants will be asked to do, treatments they'll be given and use bullets if it is more than 2 items\]. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare \[insert groups\] to see if \[insert effects\].

Conditions

• Hamstring Injury
• Muscle Rupture
• Hamstring Sprain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	NMES+	The Treatment Group will follow the rehabilitation protocol with the addition of the NMES+. 1st/2nd Week at 35 Hertz. 3rd/4th Week 50 Hertz. 5th/6th Week 70 Hertz.
PROCEDURE	Rehab	The Control Group will follow a protocol based on the latest available guidelines for the rehabilitation of the hamstrings lesions. A weight-bearing protocol with a week by week progression on load, repetitions and sets.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-01
• Primary completion: 2024-09-01
• Completion: 2024-12-01
• First posted: 2023-03-27
• Last updated: 2023-09-26

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study