Acute Effects of Foam Roller and Mulligan Technique on Hamstring Flexibility

NCT ID: NCT07078734

Last Updated: 2025-07-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 36 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-02-25

Brief Summary

The hamstring muscle group is located at the back of the thigh. Due to its structure and people's habits, shortness in this muscle group is frequently observed. Shortness can cause problems such as low back pain, gait disturbances, thigh pain, and more. Numerous exercises and treatment methods have been used to restore flexibility to this muscle. This study will examine the acute effects of mulligan straight leg raises and foam rolling on university students with short hamstrings.

Conditions

Hamstring Shortness

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Foam roller group

The foam roller group is the group where the person uses his/her own weight to swing the hamstring muscle with a foam roller.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Foam roller technique

Intervention Type: OTHER

In this intervention group, the patient is given back and forth oscillations using his or her own weight using a foam roller under the supervision of a physiotherapist.

Mulligan Straight Leg Raise Technique

This is a technique applied by a practitioner to this group of people with hamstring tightness.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mulligan Straight Leg Raise Technique

Intervention Type: OTHER

This intervention consists of the mulligan straight leg raise technique applied to the patient by a physiotherapist.

Interventions

Foam roller technique

In this intervention group, the patient is given back and forth oscillations using his or her own weight using a foam roller under the supervision of a physiotherapist.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Mulligan Straight Leg Raise Technique

This intervention consists of the mulligan straight leg raise technique applied to the patient by a physiotherapist.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Over 18 years old
• Hamstring tightness

Exclusion Criteria

• Raise their legs straighter than 85-90 degrees
• Who have been actively engaged in regular sports for 2 years
• Who have had a lower extremity injury within the last 6 months
• Who have a neurological disease, or whose evaluation was incomplete for any reason.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Abdulkadir Ertürk

Research assistant

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Fatma ÜNVER, Professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Pamukkale University Faculty of Health Sciences

Locations

Pamukkale University Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Faculty

Denizli, Pamukkale, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

Kdrertrkfoam

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id