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IRCT2016030726957N1 IRCT 2016-06-19 Vice chancellor for research,Tehran University of Medical Sciences The effect of stretching exercise and cryotherapy in hamstring strain management The effects of cryotherapy and cryostretch on clinical and functional outcomes in athletes with acute hamstring muscle strain 2016-04-29 anticipated 37 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/22216 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Other design features: Randomization will performe using random number table. N/A muscle strain. Intervention 1: Superficial cooling by ice bag composed of crushed ice for intervention group(cryotherapy) 2. Intervention 2: Static stretching exercise of hamstring for intervention group(cryostretch) 1.
public Nastaran Ghotbi
Physiotherapy department, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Pich-e-Shemiran, Enghelab St
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 21 7753 3939 nghotbi@sina.tums.ac.ir School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences scientific Nastaran Ghotbi
Physiotherapy department, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Pich-e-Shemiran, Enghelab St
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 21 7753 5132 nghotbi@sina.tums.ac.ir School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inclusion criteria: The athletes participate in sports activity for at least two years and three times per week for a minimum of 2 hours each time؛ Male or female athlete between 18-40 years old؛ Athletes with acute first or second degree strain of hamstring; Pain evoked by resisted prone knee flexion and passive tension testing using؛ Participants are visited in sports physical therapy clinic within 72 hours after injury؛ Participants had no hypersensitivity or cold intolerance؛ participant had no sign of complete muscle disruption؛ no history of lower limb injury such as fracture or injury that required surgery within the past 6 months؛ No history of malignant or neurologic disease؛ No clinical finding showing radiculopathy؛ No hip flexor muscle shortness (as diagnose by Thomas test )؛ Participants agree not to take NSAID medication or receive any other form of treatment during the study. Exclusion criteria: If the patient dose not complete the treatment program and missing the sessions. The patient will stop his/her program any time he/she wants. 18 years 40 years Both M62.6 Muscle strain Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Superficial cooling by ice bag composed of crushed ice for intervention group(cryotherapy) 2 Static stretching exercise of hamstring for intervention group(cryostretch) 1 Pain. Timepoint: On day 1 (before first treatment session) and day 6 (after fifth treatment session). Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Active and passive knee extension range of motion. Timepoint: On day 1 (before first treatment session) and day 6 (after fifth treatment session). Method of measurement: Knee extension test using inclinometer. Functional status level. Timepoint: on day 1 (before first treatment session) and day 6 (after fifth treatment session). Method of measurement: Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS). _. Timepoint: _. Method of measurement: _. Vice chancellor for research,Tehran University of Medical Sciences Approved 2016-04-17 Ethics committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences 6th floor, Central orzanization of Tehran university of Medical Science, Keshavarz Blvd Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)