Effect of NMES+ on Hamstring Lesion (3a/3b)

Università degli studi di Roma Foro Italico

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Hamstring Sprain; Hamstring Injury; Muscle Rupture

Treatments: Procedure: Rehab; Device: NMES+

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05786300

NMESHAMSTRING1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to analyze the effect of the electrical stimulation superimposed onto movement in healthy semi-professional athletes who sustained a type 3a/3b hamstring strain injury.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is NMES+ useful for the treatment of type 3a/3b hamstring strain injury?
• Does NMES+ improve the quality of the injured muscle tissue? Participants will follow a 3 week protocol, following the latest evidence available.[describe the main tasks participants will be asked to do, treatments they'll be given and use bullets if it is more than 2 items]. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare [insert groups] to see if [insert effects].

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• recreational or semi-professional athletes
• Body Mass Index between 18,5 e 24,9
• Hamstring strain lesion type 3a/3b

Exclusion criteria

• previous hamstring strain lesions
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction using Hamstring graft
• Current hamstring strains

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Treatment Group

Experimental group

Description:

The Treatment Group will follow the rehabilitation protocol with the addition of the Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Superimposed onto Movement (NMES+) as part of the rehabilitation protocol. 1st/2nd Week at 35 Hertz. 3rd/4th Week 50 Hertz. 5th/6th Week 70 Hertz

Treatment:

Device: NMES+

Procedure: Rehab

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The Control Group will follow the same rehabilitation protocol with no addition of the NMES+. A weight-bearing protocol with a week by week progression on load, repetitions and sets.

Treatment:

Procedure: Rehab