Effects of Functional Motor Control on Pain, Flexibility, Lower Extremity Function With IT
The study is randomized and single-blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah International University, Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A \& B through sealed envelope method by non-probability convenient random sampling technique. Sub
| Condition(s) | Iliotibial Band Syndrome, Pain, Flexibility |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | The study is randomized and single-blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah International University, Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A \& B through sealed envelope method by non-probability convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in group A will receive functional motor control exercises. Group B will receive conventional exercises. |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * male and female athlete within 19-40 years, * running a minimum average of 15 running kilometers, * Runners with one sided iliotibial band syndrome for at least 3 months were included, * Pain along IT band at either Gerdy's tubercle or the lateral femoral epicondyle during running, * positive stiffness with Ober's test, and * reporting pain during Noble's compression test. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with a history of previous knee trauma of past 6 months, * Individuals with a history of previous knee surgery of past 6 months, * Other knee abnormalities including patellofemoral joint pain, * popliteus tendinitis, * lateral meniscal injury, * Degenerative joint disease, and * lateral collateral ligament sprain to the affected side. |
| Ages | 19 Years to 40 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Yes |
| Lead sponsor | Riphah International University |
| Locations | Faisalābad, Punjab Province, Pakistan |
| Start date | 2023-10-20 |
| NCT ID | NCT06131658 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06131658 |