Myofascial SpasmNCT05807438
Comparison of the Immediate Effects of Physiotherapist and Self-administered Myofascial Release Techniques on Flexibility and Jumping Ability in Basketball Players
A study testing Self myofascial Release and myofascial release in people with Myofascial Spasm, run by Yeditepe University at 3 sites in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Basketball is an aerobic-based anaerobic sport that calls for both high-intensity movements like jumping (for rebounds, blocks, and shots), spins, dribbling, sprinting, and screening and low-intensity movements like walking, stopping, and running.This sport requires sudden and fast movements where jumping performance… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 15 to 45 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Myofascial Spasm
- What is being tested?
- Self myofascial Release and myofascial release
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 36 participants
- Where
- 3 sitesTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 8 Apr 2023to 4 May 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 15 to 45 years
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- 15 to 45 years of age,
- gastrocnemius and hamstring muscle injuries. absence of pes planus and plantar heel pain
Who cannot join
- presence of a disease in which manual application cannot be performed (tumour, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, severe vascular disease, etc.),
- history of surgery in the lower extremity in the last 6 months,
- diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome,
- chronic pain
Trial locations and contacts
3 sites in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)3 sites
Elif Tuğçe
Istanbul, Maltepe, 34770
Elif Tuğçe Çil, doctor, 05544811092, elif.cil@yeditepe.edu.tr
Hazal
Istanbul, Maltepe, 34770
Hazal Yeşilkaya, master, 05312281723, yesilkayahazal@gmail.com
Büşra
Istanbul, Maltepe, 34776
Büşra Kocakılıç, Master, (+90)538-854-86-32, busrakocakilic@gmail.com
Elif Tuğçe Çil, Doctor
About this study
Basketball is an aerobic-based anaerobic sport that calls for both high-intensity movements like jumping (for rebounds, blocks, and shots), spins, dribbling, sprinting, and screening and low-intensity movements like walking, stopping, and running.This sport requires sudden and fast movements where jumping performance is often a decisive factor for sporting success and Whether crouching in a defensive situation or throwing a long pass, a player needs to have a sufficient level of flexibility for adequate efficiency. Fascia connects the structures of the body with muscles, nerves and blood vessels. Limitations may occur due to injury. These limitations can reduce flexibility, strength, endurance and coordination.Therefore, this study aims to compare the acute effects of manual and self-myofascial release on flexibility and jump performance in basketball players. The secondary aim was to examine the acute improvements in flexibility and jump performance after myofascial therapy.
Read the detailed description
Basketball is a sport that changes very fast and quickly on the court and involves being always ready and mobile to pass, shoot, dribble or rebound. Some performance-related physical fitness parameters of basketball are: speed, flexibility, endurance, body composition, strength, agility, coordination. Some performance-related physical fitness parameters of basketball are: speed, flexibility, endurance, body composition, strength, agility, coordination.As a result of the high thrust forces generated during jumping and the eccentric forces applied to the lower body during landing, these athletes place great stress on their ankles and knees and require a high degree of force application and the ability to safely control eccentric landing forces.These functional changes are mainly controlled by the lower limbs, but lower limb control is influenced by range of motion, which affects flexibility when strength is reduced." It is easy to see why flexibility is so important for effective basketball sport efficiency.Flexibility is important in both prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries. When looking at sports performance, the hamstring and gastrocnemius muscles have a fundamental role in the myofascial chain defined by Myers. Myofascial release is a series of manual therapy techniques that involve applying pressure to soft tissue (fascia) to achieve structural and mechanical adaptation.The therapist applies a continuous, slow and steady pressure on the restricted tissue barrier and when the tissue relaxes, a new tissue barrier is applied.While continuous pressure applied to fascia tissue is called direct treatment and traction applied is called indirect treatment, another treatment method is self-myofascial release. Self-Myofascial Release (SMR) is performed by applying pressure on restricted fascia tissue using various materials and one's own body weight in different body positions. The material used can be foam roller, vibrating foam roller.
- Conditions
- Myofascial Spasm
- Being tested
- Self myofascial Release, myofascial release
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Self myofascial ReleaseOther
Also called SMFR
Myofascial release participants on their own will roll the foam roller in each area for two minutes.
myofascial releaseOther
Also called Hands-on
Myofascial release will be applied to the participants by the physiotherapist.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Foam Roller group | Active comparator | Myofascial release with foam roller, hamstring and gastrocnemius muscle groups were trained with foam roller for 30 seconds with 2 repetitions Receives: Other: Self myofascial Release |
| Manual myofascial release group(Hands on) | Active comparator | We used the following treatment protocol for all patients in the MFR group. The techniques were performed by a physiotherapist with experience in MFR. Receives: Other: myofascial release |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
counter movement jump(CMJ)
Players were asked to jump as high as possible; the highest jump will then was recorded in centimeter scoring: The timing mat may give a score of the time in the air, and the calculated vertical jump height can be calculated. Height can be calculated using this formula: jump height = 4.9 x (0.5 x Time)^2 ). The jump height is usually greater than achieved with the Squat Jump.
Measured: a day before the rehabilitation
counter movement jump(CMJ)
Players were asked to jump as high as possible; the highest jump will then was recorded in centimeter scoring: The timing mat may give a score of the time in the air, and the calculated vertical jump height can be calculated. Height can be calculated using this formula: jump height = 4.9 x (0.5 x Time)^2 ). The jump height is usually greater than achieved with the Squat Jump.
Measured: at the time of discharge(2 weeks)
Squat jump (SJ)
The squat jump test measures explosive strength. This test is performed by starting with your knees bent in a 90 degree angle, and jumping vertically as high as possible from that position. Hands should be held on the hips to avoid the effect of arm swinging to the test.
Measured: a day before the rehabilitation
Squat jump (SJ)
The squat jump test measures explosive strength. This test is performed by starting with your knees bent in a 90 degree angle, and jumping vertically as high as possible from that position. Hands should be held on the hips to avoid the effect of arm swinging to the test.
Measured: at the time of discharge(2 weeks)
Secondary outcomes (4)
sit and reach test
The sit and reach test will be used to assess lumbar and hamstring flexibility will be applied. The sit and reach test will be performed through the lumbopelvic region and hamstrings It is widely used to estimate flexibility. Sit with your feet in a V shape touching the tape, feet about a foot apart, with the measuring tape in between your legs, the 0 end starting where your legs part. Overlap your hands with arms outstretched in front of you. Practice three times, leaning forward and reaching your hands out.
Measured: a day before the rehabilitation
sit and reach test
The sit and reach test will be used to assess lumbar and hamstring flexibility will be applied. The sit and reach test will be performed through the lumbopelvic region and hamstrings It is widely used to estimate flexibility. Sit with your feet in a V shape touching the tape, feet about a foot apart, with the measuring tape in between your legs, the 0 end starting where your legs part. Overlap your hands with arms outstretched in front of you. Practice three times, leaning forward and reaching your hands out.
Measured: at the time of discharge(2 weeks)
knee - wall tests
The test requires a wall and a measuring tape. The measuring tape is attached to the wall touching and placed on the floor perpendicular to the wall. Tape the participant's foot is asked to step on it. The heel and 2nd toe are asked to be on the line. The participant then tries to touch the knee to the vertical line drawn on the wall ahead. The participant can use support while moving forwards. The participant should place his/her foot on the line. takes the knee as far as it can go without lifting it. In the last case, the test at the moment when the knee of the leg touches the wall and the heel of the foot on the tape touches the floor the measurement will take place at the point where it will be pressed. To understand the test and to ensure that the correct measurement.3 measurements will be made in order to be taken. The big toe of the foot tested with the wall distance (cm) will be noted. The best of three trials for data analysis will be taken into account.
Measured: a day before the rehabilitation
knee - wall tests
The test requires a wall and a measuring tape. The measuring tape is attached to the wall touching and placed on the floor perpendicular to the wall. Tape the participant's foot is asked to step on it. The heel and 2nd toe are asked to be on the line. The participant then tries to touch the knee to the vertical line drawn on the wall ahead. The participant can use support while moving forwards. The participant should place his/her foot on the line. takes the knee as far as it can go without lifting it. In the last case, the test at the moment when the knee of the leg touches the wall and the heel of the foot on the tape touches the floor the measurement will take place at the point where it will be pressed. To understand the test and to ensure that the correct measurement.3 measurements will be made in order to be taken. The big toe of the foot tested with the wall distance (cm) will be noted. The best of three trials for data analysis will be taken into account.
Measured: at the time of discharge(2 weeks)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Apr 2023
- Study start8 Apr 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completion15 Apr 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion4 May 2023 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Myofascial SpasmStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Yeditepe University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Elif Tuğçe Çil, doctor, Study director, Yeditepe University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05807438
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- YEDITEPEU-BUSRAKOCAKILIC-00096
- Status last verified
- Mar 2023
- First submitted
- 16 Mar 2023
- Last updated
- 11 Apr 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Cil ET, Kocakilic B, Yesilkaya H, Yeral A, Celebi A. Comparison of the acute effects of self- and therapist-administered myofascial release techniques on muscle flexibility and jumping performance in professional male basketball players: A randomized controlled trial. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2025 Jun;42:542-548. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.01.031. Epub 2025 Jan 27.
PubMed 40325719
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Apr 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Comparison of the Immediate Effects of Physiotherapist and Self-administered Myofascial Release Techniques on Flexibility and Jumping Ability in Basketball Players
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05807438
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- YEDITEPEU-BUSRAKOCAKILIC-00096
- Conditions
- Myofascial Spasm
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Yeditepe UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 8 Apr 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 15 Apr 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 4 May 2023 (estimated)
- First posted
- 11 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Basketball is an aerobic-based anaerobic sport that calls for both high-intensity movements like jumping (for rebounds, blocks, and shots), spins, dribbling, sprinting, and screening and low-intensity movements like walking, stopping, and running.This sport requires sudden and fast movements where jumping performance is often a decisive factor for sporting success and Whether crouching in a defensive situation or throwing a long pass, a player needs to have a sufficient level of flexibility for adequate efficiency. Fascia connects the structures of the body with muscles, nerves and blood vessels. Limitations may occur due to injury. These limitations can reduce flexibility, strength, endurance and coordination.Therefore, this study aims to compare the acute effects of manual and self-myofascial release on flexibility and jump performance in basketball players. The secondary aim was to examine the acute improvements in flexibility and jump performance after myofascial therapy.
Detailed description
Basketball is a sport that changes very fast and quickly on the court and involves being always ready and mobile to pass, shoot, dribble or rebound. Some performance-related physical fitness parameters of basketball are: speed, flexibility, endurance, body composition, strength, agility, coordination. Some performance-related physical fitness parameters of basketball are: speed, flexibility, endurance, body composition, strength, agility, coordination.As a result of the high thrust forces generated during jumping and the eccentric forces applied to the lower body during landing, these athletes place great stress on their ankles and knees and require a high degree of force application and the ability to safely control eccentric landing forces.These functional changes are mainly controlled by the lower limbs, but lower limb control is influenced by range of motion, which affects flexibility when strength is reduced." It is easy to see why flexibility is so important for effective basketball sport efficiency.Flexibility is important in both prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries. When looking at sports performance, the hamstring and gastrocnemius muscles have a fundamental role in the myofascial chain defined by Myers. Myofascial release is a series of manual therapy techniques that involve applying pressure to soft tissue (fascia) to achieve structural and mechanical adaptation.The therapist applies a continuous, slow and steady pressure on the restricted tissue barrier and when the tissue relaxes, a new tissue barrier is applied.While continuous pressure applied to fascia tissue is called direct treatment and traction applied is called indirect treatment, another treatment method is self-myofascial release. Self-Myofascial Release (SMR) is performed by applying pressure on restricted fascia tissue using various materials and one's own body weight in different body positions. The material used can be foam roller, vibrating foam roller.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Foam Roller group | Active comparator | Other: Self myofascial ReleaseMyofascial release with foam roller, hamstring and gastrocnemius muscle groups were trained with foam roller for 30 seconds with 2 repetitions |
| Manual myofascial release group(Hands on) | Active comparator | Other: myofascial releaseWe used the following treatment protocol for all patients in the MFR group. The techniques were performed by a physiotherapist with experience in MFR. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 15 to 45 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- 15 to 45 years of age,
- gastrocnemius and hamstring muscle injuries. absence of pes planus and plantar heel pain
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- presence of a disease in which manual application cannot be performed (tumour, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, severe vascular disease, etc.),
- history of surgery in the lower extremity in the last 6 months,
- diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome,
- chronic pain
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Self myofascial ReleaseAlso: SMFRMyofascial release participants on their own will roll the foam roller in each area for two minutes. | Other | Foam Roller group |
| myofascial releaseAlso: Hands-onMyofascial release will be applied to the participants by the physiotherapist. | Other | Manual myofascial release group(Hands on) |
Primary outcome
counter movement jump(CMJ)
Time frame: a day before the rehabilitation
Players were asked to jump as high as possible; the highest jump will then was recorded in centimeter scoring: The timing mat may give a score of the time in the air, and the calculated vertical jump height can be calculated. Height can be calculated using this formula: jump height = 4.9 x (0.5 x Time)^2 ). The jump height is usually greater than achieved with the Squat Jump.
counter movement jump(CMJ)
Time frame: at the time of discharge(2 weeks)
Players were asked to jump as high as possible; the highest jump will then was recorded in centimeter scoring: The timing mat may give a score of the time in the air, and the calculated vertical jump height can be calculated. Height can be calculated using this formula: jump height = 4.9 x (0.5 x Time)^2 ). The jump height is usually greater than achieved with the Squat Jump.
Squat jump (SJ)
Time frame: a day before the rehabilitation
The squat jump test measures explosive strength. This test is performed by starting with your knees bent in a 90 degree angle, and jumping vertically as high as possible from that position. Hands should be held on the hips to avoid the effect of arm swinging to the test.
Squat jump (SJ)
Time frame: at the time of discharge(2 weeks)
The squat jump test measures explosive strength. This test is performed by starting with your knees bent in a 90 degree angle, and jumping vertically as high as possible from that position. Hands should be held on the hips to avoid the effect of arm swinging to the test.
4 secondary outcomes
sit and reach test
Time frame: a day before the rehabilitation
sit and reach test
Time frame: at the time of discharge(2 weeks)
knee - wall tests
Time frame: a day before the rehabilitation
knee - wall tests
Time frame: at the time of discharge(2 weeks)
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 11 Apr 2023.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 40325719Cil ET, Kocakilic B, Yesilkaya H, Yeral A, Celebi A. Comparison of the acute effects of self- and therapist-administered myofascial release techniques on muscle flexibility and jumping performance in professional male basketball players: A randomized controlled trial. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2025 Jun;42:542-548. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.01.031. Epub 2025 Jan 27.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Elif Tuğçe Çil, doctor study director
Yeditepe University
3 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Self myofascial Release and myofascial release in people with Myofascial Spasm, run by Yeditepe University at 3 sites in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Apr 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 3 sites in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Elif Tuğçe Çil, doctor (05544811092, elif.cil@yeditepe.edu.tr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
counter movement jump(CMJ) (time frame: a day before the rehabilitation). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05807438, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Apr 2023.