Clinical Trial: Comparison of the Immediate Effects of Muscle Energy Technique and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on Trigger Point Area, Fascia Thickness, Pain, and Range of Motion in Gastrocnemius Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Japan)

Tokyo, May 18 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061598) titled 'Comparison of the Immediate Effects of Muscle Energy Technique and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on Trigger Point Area and Fascia Thickness in Patients with Gastrocnemius Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Ultrasonography' on May 18.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Double blind -all involved are blinded Control - Active

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Others

Condition: Condition - Gastrocnemius Myofascial Pain Syndrome Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To compare the immediate effects of Muscle Energy Technique (MET) and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) on trigger point area, ultrasonographic fascia thickness, pain, and range of motion in Gastrocnemius Myofascial Pain Syndrome Basic objectives2 - Others

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Muscle Energy Technique was applied to the gastrocnemius muscle using isometric contraction followed by stretching for one treatment session Interventions/Control_2 - Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation stretching was applied to the gastrocnemius muscle using the hold-relax technique for one treatment session

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Participants diagnosed with Gastrocnemius Myofascial Pain Syndrome, aged 18 years or older, with active trigger points in the gastrocnemius muscle, and willing to participate in the study. Key exclusion criteria - Participants with a history of lower limb fracture or surgery, neurological disorders, systemic musculoskeletal disease, skin lesions in the intervention area, or contraindications to manual therapy. Target Size - 52

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 04 Month 11 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 04 Month 07 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 05 Month 18 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 05 Month 26 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070477

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