Hamstring ShortnessNCT07078734
Acute Effects of Foam Roller and Mulligan Technique on Hamstring Flexibility
A study testing Foam roller and Therapist-assisted Mulligan Straight Leg Raise in people with Hamstring Shortness, run by Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The hamstring muscle group is located at the back of the thigh. Due to its structure and people's habits, shortness in this muscle group is frequently observed. Shortness can cause problems such as low back pain, gait disturbances, thigh pain, and more. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 30 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Hamstring Shortness
- What is being tested?
- Foam roller and Therapist-assisted Mulligan Straight Leg Raise
- Type of treatment
- Medical device, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 36 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Dec 2024to 25 Mar 2025
- 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 to 30 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Over 18 years old
- Hamstring tightness
Who cannot join
- Raise their legs straighter than 85-90 degrees
- Who have been actively engaged in regular sports for 2 years
- Who have had a lower extremity injury within the last 6 months
- Who have a neurological disease, or whose evaluation was incomplete for any reason.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Pamukkale University Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Faculty
Denizli, Pamukkale, 20000
About this study
Official title: Immediate Effects of the Traction Straight Leg Raise Technique and Foam Rolling Technique on Hamstring Flexibility in Healthy Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The hamstring muscle group is located at the back of the thigh. Due to its structure and people's habits, shortness in this muscle group is frequently observed. Shortness can cause problems such as low back pain, gait disturbances, thigh pain, and more. Numerous exercises and treatment methods have been used to restore flexibility to this muscle. This study will examine the acute effects of mulligan straight leg raises and foam rolling on university students with short hamstrings.
- Conditions
- Hamstring Shortness
- Being tested
- Foam roller, Therapist-assisted Mulligan Straight Leg Raise
- Keywords
- Hamstring Shortness, Foam roller, Mulligan straight leg raise technique
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Foam rollerDevice
A cylindrical tool used for self-myofascial release by applying pressure to the hamstring muscles using body weight.
Therapist-assisted Mulligan Straight Leg RaiseProcedure or surgery
This intervention consists of the mulligan straight leg raise technique applied to the patient by a physiotherapist.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Foam Roller | Active comparator | In the foam roller group, unlike the other groups, the application is done using a foam roller device. Receives: Device: Foam roller |
| Mulligan Straight Leg Raise Technique | Active comparator | This is a technique applied by a practitioner to this group of people with hamstring tightness. Receives: Procedure: Therapist-assisted Mulligan Straight Leg Raise |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Active Knee Extension Test
The individual is asked to actively extend the knee while the hip and knee are in a 90˚ flexion position.
Measured: day 1
Sit and Reach Test:
Participants remove their shoes, place the soles of their feet on the sit-and-reach box, and, without bending their knees, reach forward as far as possible by placing their hands on top of each other. The distance between them is measured.
Measured: day 1
Knee Flexion-Extension Joint Range of Motion
It refers to the participants' knee extension and flexion joint range of motion. It is measured with a goniometer by the physiotherapist after the appropriate position is given.
Measured: day 1
Secondary outcomes (2)
Y Balance Test
The subject is asked to stand with one foot in the middle and extend as far as possible along a Y line, which is 135˚ between the anterior and posterior directions and 90˚ between the posteromedial and posterolateral directions. The starting distance and the final distance are measured.
Measured: day 1
Hamstring and quadriceps muscle strenght
This test evaluates hamstring and quadriceps muscle strength. Muscle strength will be measured using the Power Track 2 Commender device after the physiotherapist has instructed participants in the necessary measurement positions.
Measured: day 1
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Jul 2025
- Study start1 Dec 2024
- Primary completion20 Jan 2025
- Study completion25 Mar 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Hamstring ShortnessStudies 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
- Care provider, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Pamukkale University
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Abdulkadir Ertürk, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
- Investigators
- Fatma ÜNVER, Professor, Study director, Pamukkale University Faculty of Health Sciences
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07078734
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Kdrertrkfoam
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 12 Jul 2025
- Last updated
- 23 Oct 2026
- 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 23 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Immediate Effects of the Traction Straight Leg Raise Technique and Foam Rolling Technique on Hamstring Flexibility in Healthy Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07078734
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Kdrertrkfoam
- Conditions
- Hamstring Shortness
- Keywords
- Hamstring Shortness, Foam roller, Mulligan straight leg raise technique
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Pamukkale University
- Study start
- 1 Dec 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 20 Jan 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 25 Mar 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 22 Jul 2025 (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.
The hamstring muscle group is located at the back of the thigh. Due to its structure and people's habits, shortness in this muscle group is frequently observed. Shortness can cause problems such as low back pain, gait disturbances, thigh pain, and more. Numerous exercises and treatment methods have been used to restore flexibility to this muscle. This study will examine the acute effects of mulligan straight leg raises and foam rolling on university students with short hamstrings.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (care provider, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Foam Roller | Active comparator | Device: Foam rollerIn the foam roller group, unlike the other groups, the application is done using a foam roller device. |
| Mulligan Straight Leg Raise Technique | Active comparator | Procedure: Therapist-assisted Mulligan Straight Leg RaiseThis is a technique applied by a practitioner to this group of people with hamstring tightness. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 30 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Over 18 years old
- Hamstring tightness
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Raise their legs straighter than 85-90 degrees
- Who have been actively engaged in regular sports for 2 years
- Who have had a lower extremity injury within the last 6 months
- Who have a neurological disease, or whose evaluation was incomplete for any reason.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Foam rollerA cylindrical tool used for self-myofascial release by applying pressure to the hamstring muscles using body weight. | Device | Foam Roller |
| Therapist-assisted Mulligan Straight Leg RaiseThis intervention consists of the mulligan straight leg raise technique applied to the patient by a physiotherapist. | Procedure or surgery | Mulligan Straight Leg Raise Technique |
Primary outcome
Active Knee Extension Test
Time frame: day 1
The individual is asked to actively extend the knee while the hip and knee are in a 90˚ flexion position.
Sit and Reach Test:
Time frame: day 1
Participants remove their shoes, place the soles of their feet on the sit-and-reach box, and, without bending their knees, reach forward as far as possible by placing their hands on top of each other. The distance between them is measured.
Knee Flexion-Extension Joint Range of Motion
Time frame: day 1
It refers to the participants' knee extension and flexion joint range of motion. It is measured with a goniometer by the physiotherapist after the appropriate position is given.
2 secondary outcomes
Y Balance Test
Time frame: day 1
Hamstring and quadriceps muscle strenght
Time frame: day 1
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 23 Oct 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
Fatma ÜNVER, Professor study director
Pamukkale University Faculty of Health Sciences
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Foam roller and Therapist-assisted Mulligan Straight Leg Raise in people with Hamstring Shortness, run by Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University at 1 site 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site 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?
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?
Active Knee Extension Test (time frame: day 1). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. 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 23 Oct 2026.