Comparative Effects of Stecco-fascial Manipulation and Rolfing Structural Integration in Patients With Piriformis Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT07322185

Last Updated: 2026-01-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-03-01

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study aims to compare the effectiveness of Stecco Fascial Manipulation and Rolfing Structural Integration in treating Piriformis syndrome, focusing on special outcomes like pain severity and functional outcomes.

comparison will be done to check the effectiveness of Stecco-fascial Manipulation and Rolfing Structural Integration on patients of both groups.

participants will:

1. get the treatment according to their respective groups
2. Both groups were given 4 sessions for 4 weeks.

Detailed Description

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This study will be a randomized clinical trial with a sample size of 42 participants as calculated with g power tool with 5% of attrition added. Subjects will be obtained by non- probability convenient sampling based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants will be randomly assigned into two groups, 21 subjects in each group. The group A will receive the stecco fascial manipulation along with the conventional therapy while group B will receive the rolfing structural integration along with conventional therapy. The conventional physiotherapy protocol will include TENS applied with a Hot- pack for 10 minutes that will be followed by piriformis stretch.The data analysis will be done by IBM SPSS 26.0 version. To check the normality Shaprio- Wilk test will be used.

Conditions

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Piriformis Syndrome

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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GROUP A ( Stecco fascial Manipulation)

GROUP A ( Stecco fascial Manipulation) containing 21 participants who will be given Stecco fascial Manipulation for 30 minutes along with the conventional physiotherapy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental: GROUP A ( Stecco fascial Manipulation)

Intervention Type OTHER

Stecco-fascial manipulation primary reduces pain, improves range of motion, restores normal muscle recruitment link in myofascial sequences, facilitates healing by improving microcirculation and lymphatic drainage.

GROUP B (Rolfing Structural Integration)

GROUP B (Rolfing Structural Integration) containing 21 participants who were given Rolfing Structural Integration for 30 minutes along with the conventional physiotherapy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental: GROUP B (Rolfing Structural Integration)

Intervention Type OTHER

Rolfing structural integration improves posture, reduces pain, lengthens fascial planes and enhances the movement efficiency. This research will determine which approach is more effective in treating the patient with piriformis syndrome.

Interventions

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Experimental: GROUP A ( Stecco fascial Manipulation)

Stecco-fascial manipulation primary reduces pain, improves range of motion, restores normal muscle recruitment link in myofascial sequences, facilitates healing by improving microcirculation and lymphatic drainage.

Intervention Type OTHER

Experimental: GROUP B (Rolfing Structural Integration)

Rolfing structural integration improves posture, reduces pain, lengthens fascial planes and enhances the movement efficiency. This research will determine which approach is more effective in treating the patient with piriformis syndrome.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. 25 to 45 age group.
2. For at least four weeks, there has been unilateral buttock discomfort, either with or without posterior thigh pain included buttock pain, pain that worsened when sitting.
3. Positive slump test and fair test decrease ranges of hip NPRS greater than

Exclusion Criteria

1. Previous pelvic, ipsilateral hip, lumbar, or sacroiliac surgery that would have confused pain source.
2. Evidence of lumbar radiculopathy or another spinal condition that could be the origin of the symptoms (matching MRI/CT revealing nerve root compression or disc herniation). progressive neurologic disease or neuromuscular disease (e.g., peripheral neuropathy, myopathy, neuromuscular junction diseases)28.
3. During the research period, pregnancy or the planning of pregnancy (if interventions are employed) active pelvic or hip infection, malignancy, fracture, or systemic inflammation.
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Danyal Ahmad

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Danyal Ahmad

Head Of Department (HOD)

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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HAMZA ZAHID, MS OMPT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Management and Technology Sialkot Pakistan

Locations

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Raheem Surgical Hospital Sambrial

Sambrial, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status

Bethania Hospital Sialkot

Sialkot, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status

University of Management and technology Sialkot Campus

Sialkot, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

Other Identifiers

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kuhs/dpt/umt-skt-026

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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