Range of Motion, Pain, Sports Injuries, Stretching, Triceps SuraerunnersNCT06302153
Progressive Loading Exercises and Conditioning Exercises on Calf Strain
A study testing Progressive Loading Exercises in people with Range of Motion, Pain, Sports Injuries, Stretching, Triceps Surae, run by Riphah International University at 2 sites in Pakistan.
Trial summary
Calf pain is a common complaint among runners of all ages but is most frequent in masters athletes. The most common calf injury is a tear of the medial gastrocnemius muscle (Tennis Leg) but other structures including the lateral gastrocnemius, plantaris and soleus also may be the cause of muscular pain.There are… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Range of Motion, Pain, Sports Injuries, Stretching, Triceps Surae
- What is being tested?
- Progressive Loading Exercises
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesPakistan
- Study dates
- 1 Jun 2023to 10 Feb 2024
- 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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Athletes aged 18 years or above
- Pain and tenderness at the back of the lower leg
- self-reported pain ,spasm at back of thigh presenting during sport or at rest (unilateral or bilateral)
Who cannot join
- Radiating pain or pain with neurogenic and systemic origin
- History of lower limb fracture and surgery
- History of instability at knee or ankle
- Knee or ankle ligamentous or meniscal injury
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
Pakistan2 sites
Jawad club, Alfatah sports complex
Faisalābad, Punjab Province, 38000
Riphah International University, Raiwind Campus
Faisalābad, Punjab Province, 5400
About this study
Official title: Effects of Progressive Loading Exercises and Conditioning Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion and Functions in Calf Strain Among Runners
Calf pain is a common complaint among runners of all ages but is most frequent in masters athletes. The most common calf injury is a tear of the medial gastrocnemius muscle (Tennis Leg) but other structures including the lateral gastrocnemius, plantaris and soleus also may be the cause of muscular pain.There are multiple techniques for the management that involves loading the strained calf musculature through rest, taping techniques, and appropriate soft tissue massage techniques, modalities such as dry needling or western acupuncture can be popular amongst runners and may also be useful. Progressive loading is a principle of resistance training exercise program design that typically relies on increasing load to increase neuromuscular demand to facilitate further adaptations whereas Athletic performance is based on a number of skills that can be developed through a sports conditioning program. This particular program focuses on improving both muscular strength and power using a technique called post-activation potentiation (PAP), also commonly referred to as complex training.
Read the detailed description
Calf pain is a common complaint among runners of all ages but is most frequent in masters athletes. Calf pain in runners usually results from musculotendinous origins, with the gastrocnemius among the most common of all muscle injuries. The most common calf injury is a tear of the medial gastrocnemius muscle (Tennis Leg) but other structures including the lateral gastrocnemius, plantaris and soleus also may be the cause of muscular pain.There are multiple techniques for the management that involves loading the strained calf musculature through rest, taping techniques, and appropriate soft tissue massage techniques, modalities such as dry needling or western acupuncture can be popular amongst runners and may also be useful. Progressive loading is a principle of resistance training exercise program design that typically relies on increasing load to increase neuromuscular demand to facilitate further adaptations whereas Athletic performance is based on a number of skills that can be developed through a sports conditioning program. This particular program focuses on improving both muscular strength and power using a technique called post-activation potentiation (PAP), also commonly referred to as complex training.
A randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Pakistan sports board, Lahore . Non probability convenience sampling technique will be applied on 40 patients who will be allocated through simple random sampling into group A \& group B to collect data. Group A will be given progressive loading exercises and group B will be given conditioning exercises along with stretching. The study will be completed within the time duration of six months. Primary Outcome measures of the research will be pain, range of motion, and functions. Data will be analyzed using SPSS software version 25. After assessing normality of data by Shapiro-wilk test, it will be decided either parametric or non-parametric test will be used within a group or between two groups.
- Being tested
- Progressive Loading Exercises
- Medical subject headings
- Pain, Athletic Injuries
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Progressive Loading ExercisesProcedure or surgery
Also called Conditioning Exercises
At start of study, a formal educational session, lasting about 30 minutes will be given by the physiotherapist dealing with the treatment/interventions. Whole treatment plan will be given for six weeks. Pre and post intervention measurements will be taken.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| progressive loading exercises | Experimental | progressive loading exercises Progressive loading exercises \& stretching protocol will be given. The exercises included are as follows
* Standing calf raise double leg
* Standing calf raise single leg 4 sets with 8 repetitions will be given. Session will be given thrice a week for 40 minutes.
* Soleus wall sits double leg
* Toe taps
* Toe walks forward hops double Receives: Procedure: Progressive Loading Exercises |
| Conditioning Exercises | Experimental | conditioning exercises Conditioning exercises \& stretching protocol will be given. (31)
* Standing calf raise
* Seated calf raise
* Calf press hold
* Loaded plant walk
* Single leg step hops up 4 sets with 8 repetitions will be given. Session will be given thrice a week for 40 minutes. Receives: Procedure: Progressive Loading Exercises |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
pain , range of motion, functions
these three variables will be measured during the study
Measured: 10 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Mar 2024
- Study start1 Jun 2023
- Primary completion10 Feb 2024
- Study completion10 Feb 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Range of Motion, Pain, Sports Injuries, Stretching, Triceps SuraeStudies 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
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Amna Shahid, MS-DPT, Principal investigator, Riphah International University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06302153
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- amnashahid
- Acronym
- runners
- Status last verified
- Mar 2024
- First submitted
- 4 Mar 2024
- Last updated
- 8 Mar 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Mar 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Progressive Loading Exercises and Conditioning Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion and Functions in Calf Strain Among Runners
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06302153
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- runners / amnashahid
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jun 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 10 Feb 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 10 Feb 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 8 Mar 2024 (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.
Calf pain is a common complaint among runners of all ages but is most frequent in masters athletes. The most common calf injury is a tear of the medial gastrocnemius muscle (Tennis Leg) but other structures including the lateral gastrocnemius, plantaris and soleus also may be the cause of muscular pain.There are multiple techniques for the management that involves loading the strained calf musculature through rest, taping techniques, and appropriate soft tissue massage techniques, modalities such as dry needling or western acupuncture can be popular amongst runners and may also be useful. Progressive loading is a principle of resistance training exercise program design that typically relies on increasing load to increase neuromuscular demand to facilitate further adaptations whereas Athletic performance is based on a number of skills that can be developed through a sports conditioning program. This particular program focuses on improving both muscular strength and power using a technique called post-activation potentiation (PAP), also commonly referred to as complex training.
Detailed description
Calf pain is a common complaint among runners of all ages but is most frequent in masters athletes. Calf pain in runners usually results from musculotendinous origins, with the gastrocnemius among the most common of all muscle injuries. The most common calf injury is a tear of the medial gastrocnemius muscle (Tennis Leg) but other structures including the lateral gastrocnemius, plantaris and soleus also may be the cause of muscular pain.There are multiple techniques for the management that involves loading the strained calf musculature through rest, taping techniques, and appropriate soft tissue massage techniques, modalities such as dry needling or western acupuncture can be popular amongst runners and may also be useful. Progressive loading is a principle of resistance training exercise program design that typically relies on increasing load to increase neuromuscular demand to facilitate further adaptations whereas Athletic performance is based on a number of skills that can be developed through a sports conditioning program. This particular program focuses on improving both muscular strength and power using a technique called post-activation potentiation (PAP), also commonly referred to as complex training.
A randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Pakistan sports board, Lahore . Non probability convenience sampling technique will be applied on 40 patients who will be allocated through simple random sampling into group A \& group B to collect data. Group A will be given progressive loading exercises and group B will be given conditioning exercises along with stretching. The study will be completed within the time duration of six months. Primary Outcome measures of the research will be pain, range of motion, and functions. Data will be analyzed using SPSS software version 25. After assessing normality of data by Shapiro-wilk test, it will be decided either parametric or non-parametric test will be used within a group or between two groups.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| progressive loading exercises | Experimental | Procedure: Progressive Loading Exercisesprogressive loading exercises Progressive loading exercises \& stretching protocol will be given. The exercises included are as follows * Standing calf raise double leg * Standing calf raise single leg 4 sets with 8 repetitions will be given. Session will be given thrice a week for 40 minutes. * Soleus wall sits double leg * Toe taps * Toe walks forward hops double |
| Conditioning Exercises | Experimental | Procedure: Progressive Loading Exercisesconditioning exercises Conditioning exercises \& stretching protocol will be given. (31) * Standing calf raise * Seated calf raise * Calf press hold * Loaded plant walk * Single leg step hops up 4 sets with 8 repetitions will be given. Session will be given thrice a week for 40 minutes. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Athletes aged 18 years or above
- Pain and tenderness at the back of the lower leg
- self-reported pain ,spasm at back of thigh presenting during sport or at rest (unilateral or bilateral)
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Radiating pain or pain with neurogenic and systemic origin
- History of lower limb fracture and surgery
- History of instability at knee or ankle
- Knee or ankle ligamentous or meniscal injury
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Progressive Loading ExercisesAlso: Conditioning ExercisesAt start of study, a formal educational session, lasting about 30 minutes will be given by the physiotherapist dealing with the treatment/interventions. Whole treatment plan will be given for six weeks. Pre and post intervention measurements will be taken. | Procedure or surgery | Conditioning Exercises, progressive loading exercises |
Primary outcome
pain , range of motion, functions
Time frame: 10 months
these three variables will be measured during the study
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Mar 2024.
- 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.
Amna Shahid, MS-DPT principal investigator
Riphah International University
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Progressive Loading Exercises in people with Range of Motion, Pain, Sports Injuries, Stretching, Triceps Surae, run by Riphah International University at 2 sites in Pakistan.
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 3 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Mar 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in Pakistan. 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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
pain , range of motion, functions (time frame: 10 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 8 Mar 2024.