Manual Therapy for the Treatment of Athletic Pubalgia

University of Valladolid (UVA)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Osteitis Pubis

Treatments: Other: Placebo force hip lateral distraction; Other: High force hip Lateral distraction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05712486

CASVE-NM-22-623

Details and patient eligibility

About

Athletic osteitis pubis is a high prevalent pathology among athletes, especially in those who make quick change of direction of the movement, like runners or footballers. Despite the fact that there is evidence about conservative treatments, there is a lack of evidence about manual therapy (MT) techniques applied in isolation and its consequences in pain and range of movement. The investigators decided to conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of a MT technique with placebo technique.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Athletes diagnosed with osteitis pubis stage 1 with at least 3 months of evolution.
• Internal rotation ROM limited.
• Positive provocation pain tests.

Exclusion criteria

• Pain due to intraarticular hip pathology.
• Hip pain due to inflamatory diseases.
• Previous surgical interventions in hip, pelvis or lumbar spine.
• MRI results or provocation pain tests inconcluyent.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Lateral distraction group

Experimental group

Description:

High force lateral distraction of affected hip.

Treatment:

Other: High force hip Lateral distraction

Placebo distraction group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Placebo lateral traction of affected hip.

Treatment:

Other: Placebo force hip lateral distraction