The Effect of Mulligan's Mobilization with Movement Versus Dry Needling on Pain,Function,and Range of Motion Among Athletes with Hip Adductor Related Groin Pain and Dysfunction

NCT ID: NCT06841588

Last Updated: 2025-02-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-01

Study Completion Date

2021-08-17

Brief Summary

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This study aims to highlight and investigate the effectiveness of two common management practices in physiotherapy, dry needling intervention as a soft tissue technique and Mulligan mobilization with movements MWM as a joint technique, on pain, function, and range of motion among athletes with hip adductor-related groin pain and dysfunction.

Detailed Description

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Background:

Injuries are considered a common challenge in the sports field, 31% of the injuries are muscular, especially in the lower extremities. Injuries in the groin area are a major and serious problem because they are common, lead to prolonged symptoms, and had a high recurrence rate.

Study objective:

This study aims to highlight and investigate the effectiveness of two common management practices in physiotherapy, dry needling DN intervention as a soft tissue technique and Mulligan mobilization with movements MWM as a joint technique.

Methods:

A convenience sampling of thirty football players who were diagnosed with hip adductor-related groin pain and dysfunction were recruited from different cities in the west bank who participated in this randomized clinical trial, the participants were randomly divided into two groups, the dry needling group (15), and dry needling combined with Mulligan mobilization MWM (15).

Numiric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Five-Second Copenhagen Squeeze test, Hip Abduction Range of Motion, Adductor Squeeze Test, Flexion Abduction External Rotation Test (FABER), Y Balance Test, and The Copenhagen Hip and Groin Outcome Score (HAGOS) were used as outcome measures (NPRS and 5-second squeeze test performed each session for the two groups).

Conditions

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Hip Adduction Strength Groin Pain Groin Injury

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Mulligan's Mobilization with Movement and Dry Needling

the intervention group 1 was treated using Mulligan Mobilization with Movements and Dry Needling (DN\&MWM) for soft tissue trigger points, (N=15).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mulligan's Mobilization with Movement and Dry Needling

Intervention Type OTHER

the intervention group 1 was treated using Mulligan Mobilization with Movements and Dry Needling (DN\&MWM) for soft tissue trigger points, (N=15).

The treatment duration was 6 sessions, 3 sessions per week ( day after day).

Dry Needling

the intervention group 2 was treated using Dry Needling (DN) for soft tissue trigger points, (N=15).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dry Needling (DN)

Intervention Type OTHER

The intervention group 2 was treated using Dry Needling (DN) for soft tissue trigger points, (N=15). The treatment duration was 6 sessions, 3 sessions per week ( day after day).

Interventions

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Mulligan's Mobilization with Movement and Dry Needling

the intervention group 1 was treated using Mulligan Mobilization with Movements and Dry Needling (DN\&MWM) for soft tissue trigger points, (N=15).

The treatment duration was 6 sessions, 3 sessions per week ( day after day).

Intervention Type OTHER

Dry Needling (DN)

The intervention group 2 was treated using Dry Needling (DN) for soft tissue trigger points, (N=15). The treatment duration was 6 sessions, 3 sessions per week ( day after day).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Athletes suffered from unilateral adductor-related groin pain, grades 1 and 2.
2. Acute, subacute, or chronic athletes with hip adductor-related groin pain and dysfunction.
3. Groin pain during or after activities.
4. Pain at palpation of the adductors and their origin.
5. Pain on resistance against adduction.
6. Aged 15- 35 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with other causes of groin pain such as:

1. Lymphadenitis.
2. Prostatitis, Urinary infections, Malignancy.
3. Spinal pathology.
4. Hip joint osteoarthritis.
5. Inguinal-related or Iliopsoas-related groin pain.
6. Femoral or Inguinal hernia.
7. Referral pain and adductor strain grade 3.
8. Current use of medication.
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Al-Quds University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Daragmah, Master degree

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Al-Quds University

Locations

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Ayman Daragmah

Ramallah, , Palestinian Territories

Site Status

Countries

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Palestinian Territories

Other Identifiers

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118/REC/2020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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