NCT07091383

The Effects of Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization in Sedentary Individuals With Hamstring Tightness

The Effect of Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Pain, Skinfold Thickness, Shortness, and Functional Muscle Strength in Sedentary Individuals With Hamstring Tightness

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 51 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cyprus International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study will be to investigate and compare the effects of static stretching exercise, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM), and functional IASTM techniques on hamstring muscle shortness, pain threshold, skinfold thickness, and functional muscle strength in sedentary individuals. Fifty-one sedentary individuals between the ages of 18 and 45 who meet the inclusion criteria of Cyprus International University will be included in the study. The first group will receive static stretching exercises two days a week for four weeks; the second group will receive the IASTM technique two days a week for four weeks; and the third group will receive the functional IASTM technique, which will be applied with passive movements two days a week for four weeks. Hamstring shortness, pain threshold, skinfold thickness, and functional muscle strength will be evaluated before the treatment (BT), immediately after the treatment (AT1), two weeks after the treatment (AT2), and four weeks after the treatment (AT4).

Conditions

• Hamstring Muscle Tightness
• Muscle Strength
• Pain Threshold

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise	Static stretching
OTHER	Exercise	Soft Tissue Mobilization
OTHER	Exercise	Functional soft tissue mobilization

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-11
• Primary completion: 2022-07-02
• Completion: 2022-08-03
• First posted: 2025-07-29
• Last updated: 2025-07-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)