<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE trials [
<!ELEMENT trials (trial+)>

<!ELEMENT trial (main,contacts,countries,criteria,health_condition_code,health_condition_keyword,intervention_code,
          intervention_keyword,primary_outcome,secondary_outcome,secondary_sponsor,secondary_ids,source_support,ethics_reviews)>

<!ELEMENT main (trial_id,utrn?,reg_name,date_registration,primary_sponsor,public_title,acronym?,scientific_title,scientific_acronym?,
          date_enrolment,type_enrolment,target_size,recruitment_status,url?,study_type,study_design,phase,hc_freetext?,i_freetext?,results_actual_enrolment,results_date_completed,results_url_link,results_summary,           results_date_posted,results_date_first_publication,results_baseline_char,results_participant_flow,results_adverse_events,results_outcome_measures,results_url_protocol,results_IPD_plan, results_IPD_description)>
<!ELEMENT trial_id (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT utrn (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT reg_name (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT date_registration (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT primary_sponsor (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT public_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT acronym (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_acronym (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT date_enrolment (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT type_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT target_size (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT recruitment_status (#PCDATA)><!-- Pending,Recruiting,Suspended,Complete,Other -->
<!ELEMENT url (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT study_type (#PCDATA)><!-- interventional,observational -->
<!ELEMENT study_design (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT phase (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT hc_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT i_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_actual_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_date_completed (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_url_link (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_summary (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_date_posted (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_date_first_publication (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_baseline_char (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_participant_flow (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_adverse_events (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_outcome_measures (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_url_protocol (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_plan (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_description (#PCDATA)>


<!ELEMENT contacts (contact+)>
<!ELEMENT contact (type,firstname,middlename,lastname,address,city,country1,zip,telephone,email,affiliation)>
<!ELEMENT type (#PCDATA)><!-- Public,Scientific -->
<!ELEMENT firstname (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT middlename (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT lastname (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT address (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT city (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT country1 (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT zip (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT telephone (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT affiliation (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT countries (country2+)>
<!ELEMENT country2 (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT criteria (inclusion_criteria,agemin,agemax,gender,exclusion_criteria)>
<!ELEMENT inclusion_criteria (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT agemin (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT agemax (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT gender (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT exclusion_criteria (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_code (hc_code+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_keyword (hc_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_keyword (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_code (i_code+)>
<!ELEMENT i_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_keyword (i_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT i_keyword (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT primary_outcome (prim_outcome+)>
<!ELEMENT prim_outcome (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT secondary_outcome (sec_outcome+)>
<!ELEMENT sec_outcome (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT secondary_sponsor (sponsor_name+)>
<!ELEMENT sponsor_name (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT secondary_ids (secondary_id+)>
<!ELEMENT secondary_id (sec_id,issuing_authority)>
<!ELEMENT sec_id (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT issuing_authority (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT source_support (source_name+)>
<!ELEMENT source_name (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT ethics_reviews (ethics_review+)>
<!ELEMENT ethics_review (status,approval_date,contact_name,contact_address,contact_phone,contact_email)>
<!ELEMENT status (#PCDATA)><!-- Not approved,Approved,NA -->
<!ELEMENT approval_date (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT contact_name (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT contact_address (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT contact_phone (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT contact_email (#PCDATA)>
]>
<trials>
  <trial>
    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT20240306061185N2</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2024-03-08</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>The University of Shahid Beheshti</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>Flexibility of hamstring muscles</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>Comparative effect of six-weeks static stretch, PNF, Graston technique, muscle energy technique and foam roller on the flexibility of hamstring muscle youth football players</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2024-03-29</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>90</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/75853</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive, Randomization description: Simple randomization method, Unit: individually, Randomization tool: To determine the group of people by a simple random method, first we list the names of the people in Excel, then we select a random number for each person using the RAND function, and finally we group the people using the MOD ROW function.</study_design>
      <phase>N/A</phase>
      <hc_freetext>healthy people.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: Intervention group: Static stretch, Eight weeks, three sessions a week, Each of the participants to perform static stretching, first by keeping the spine in a neutral position, we ask the person to bend forward from the hip joint, and each subject is instructed to avoid bending the neck and only from the hip joint. move the hips, as a result of which the spine is kept in a neutral position. Subjects will actively flex the hip joint until the hamstring muscle is stretched with mild and tolerable pain, and will maintain this stretch for 30 seconds and repeat 4 times, resting 20 seconds between each repetition. Intervention 2: Intervention group: PNF stretch, Eight weeks, three sessions a week, PNF Hold-Relax method will be used for PNF stretching. With subjects lying on their back while the opposite lower limb is fixed, the hamstring muscle tester performs passive hip abduction while the knee is fully extended. During the execution, it should be noted that the hip joint does not rotate, the subject's leg is placed on the examiner's shoulder, and the hamstring muscle is stretched until the subject first reports a slight stretching sensation, this position is maintained for 7 seconds, then the subject isometrically stretches the muscle Contracts the hamstrings by pressing the leg down against the tester's resistance for 3 seconds, after which the subject is asked to rest for 5 seconds, then the tester passively stretches the muscle until it feels a slight stretch. . This stretch will be performed for 7 seconds. This protocol will be repeated 4 times with an interval of 20 seconds. Intervention 3: Intervention group: Graston technique,  Eight weeks, three sessions a week, Each participant in the GT group bends his knee 30 to 60 degrees with tool #1 after applying massage oil to the desired position, then the examiner will perform the movement from the posterior gluteal line to the popliteal cavity 30 times in 1 minute in 3 sets. Intervention 4: Intervention group: muscle energy technique, Eight weeks, three sessions a week, Participants in the MET group will first lie on their backs and place their ankles on the examiner's shoulder. A MET cycle consists of 3 phases of rest, contraction (including a quadriceps muscle contraction at 15% of its maximal contraction force) and stretching, performed sequentially for 10 seconds each. This protocol is repeated 4 times with a 20 second rest between each repetition. Intervention 5: Intervention group: Foam roller, Eight weeks, three sessions a week, Subjects sit on the floor of the foam roller and place their ischial ridge and leg stretched. Subjects are instructed to support their body weight with their hands placed on the floor. The exercise consisted of 3 repetitions of 1 minute with a 10-second rest between repetitions. The subject placed the legs together while using a foam roller while keeping the back of the thighs in a relaxed position. Intervention 6: Control group: Control group, No intervention, They will do their normal exercises.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan>Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available</results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description>Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is There is no further information</results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>Hossein Rezaei</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>No 403., Nawab Safavi Ave., Imam Hossein Square., Sain Qala</address>
        <city>Sain Qala</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>4574148543</zip>
        <telephone>+98 24 3562 3177</telephone>
        <email>hosse.rezaei@mail.sbu.ac.ir</email>
        <affiliation>The University of Shahid Beheshti</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Hossein Rezaei</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>No 403., Nawab Safavi Ave., Imam Hossein Square., Sain Qala</address>
        <city>Sain Qala</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>4574148543</zip>
        <telephone>+98 24 3562 3177</telephone>
        <email>hosse.rezaei@mail.sbu.ac.ir</email>
        <affiliation>The University of Shahid Beheshti</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>Age range from 12 to 15 years
Have a history of sports activity in the field of football during the last 2 years
Having at least 3 training sessions per week
Do not have a history of hamstring and knee joint injuries</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>12 years</agemin>
      <agemax>15 years</agemax>
      <gender>Male</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria>Older and younger ages
Unwillingness to participate in research
Having damage to the organs</exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code></hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword></hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Prevention</i_code>
      <i_code>Prevention</i_code>
      <i_code>Prevention</i_code>
      <i_code>Prevention</i_code>
      <i_code>Prevention</i_code>
      <i_code>Prevention</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: Static stretch, Eight weeks, three sessions a week, Each of the participants to perform static stretching, first by keeping the spine in a neutral position, we ask the person to bend forward from the hip joint, and each subject is instructed to avoid bending the neck and only from the hip joint. move the hips, as a result of which the spine is kept in a neutral position. Subjects will actively flex the hip joint until the hamstring muscle is stretched with mild and tolerable pain, and will maintain this stretch for 30 seconds and repeat 4 times, resting 20 seconds between each repetition.</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: PNF stretch, Eight weeks, three sessions a week, PNF Hold-Relax method will be used for PNF stretching. With subjects lying on their back while the opposite lower limb is fixed, the hamstring muscle tester performs passive hip abduction while the knee is fully extended. During the execution, it should be noted that the hip joint does not rotate, the subject's leg is placed on the examiner's shoulder, and the hamstring muscle is stretched until the subject first reports a slight stretching sensation, this position is maintained for 7 seconds, then the subject isometrically stretches the muscle Contracts the hamstrings by pressing the leg down against the tester's resistance for 3 seconds, after which the subject is asked to rest for 5 seconds, then the tester passively stretches the muscle until it feels a slight stretch. . This stretch will be performed for 7 seconds. This protocol will be repeated 4 times with an interval of 20 seconds</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: Graston technique,  Eight weeks, three sessions a week, Each participant in the GT group bends his knee 30 to 60 degrees with tool #1 after applying massage oil to the desired position, then the examiner will perform the movement from the posterior gluteal line to the popliteal cavity 30 times in 1 minute in 3 sets.</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: muscle energy technique, Eight weeks, three sessions a week, Participants in the MET group will first lie on their backs and place their ankles on the examiner's shoulder. A MET cycle consists of 3 phases of rest, contraction (including a quadriceps muscle contraction at 15% of its maximal contraction force) and stretching, performed sequentially for 10 seconds each. This protocol is repeated 4 times with a 20 second rest between each repetition.</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: Foam roller, Eight weeks, three sessions a week, Subjects sit on the floor of the foam roller and place their ischial ridge and leg stretched. Subjects are instructed to support their body weight with their hands placed on the floor. The exercise consisted of 3 repetitions of 1 minute with a 10-second rest between repetitions. The subject placed the legs together while using a foam roller while keeping the back of the thighs in a relaxed position.</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Control group: Control group, No intervention, They will do their normal exercises</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Hamstring flexibility. Timepoint: Before the intervention and eight weeks later. Method of measurement: goniometer, Active knee extension test.</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome></sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>The University of Shahid Beheshti</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2023-09-20</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Sport Sciences Research</contact_name>
        <contact_address>Mir Emad Ave., Tehran Tehran Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
