[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-studies-list:{\"conditionNormalized\":\"hamstring-shortness\",\"overallStatus\":[\"RECRUITING\",\"AVAILABLE\",\"NOT_YET_RECRUITING\"],\"orderBy\":\"LastUpdateSubmitDate:desc\",\"size\":25,\"offset\":0}":3,"health-study-condition:hamstring-shortness":55},{"pageToken":4,"total":5,"offset":6,"count":5,"results":7},null,1,0,[8],{"id":9,"slug":4,"hasResults":10,"nctId":11,"briefTitle":12,"officialTitle":13,"acronym":14,"eligibilityCriteria":15,"healthyVolunteers":10,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":18,"enrollmentInfo":19,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":23,"briefSummary":25,"conditions":26,"keywords":31,"overallStatus":43,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":44,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":45,"startDateStruct":48,"completionDateStruct":50,"leadSponsor":52,"locationsCount":5},"100593990",false,"NCT07013617","Effect of Specific Versus General Hamstring Stretch on Clinical Outcomes in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)","Effect Of Hamstring Stretch On Clinical Outcomes In Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome","PFPS","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Anterior or retropatellar knee pain lasting at least three months\n* Pain reproduced by at least two functional tasks: squatting, kneeling, prolonged sitting, stair climbing, hopping or running\n* Pain intensity of ≥3 on a Visual Analog Scale\n* positive active knee extension test (inability to achieve greater than 160° of knee extension with the hip at 90° of flexion)\n* Body mass index (BMI) \\\u003C 30 Kg\u002Fm² and \\> 18Kg\u002Fm²\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Previous knee surgery\n* History of knee pathologies, such as meniscal injury' ligament injury, or knee osteoarthritis\n* Psychological, cardiovascular' or neurological disorders\n* Dizziness or fainting while doing exercises, pregnancy, or any contraindications to exercise\n* Physical therapy treatment in the last 3 months","ALL","18 Years","37 Years",{"count":20,"type":21},60,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[24],"NA","This randomized, Single-blind, parallel-group trial will compare the effects of three hamstring stretching interventions-general hamstring Muscle Energy Technique (MET), medial hamstring MET, and lateral hamstring MET-each combined with standardized TENS and progressive hip\u002Fknee strengthening, on hamstring flexibility (knee-extension ROM), anterior knee pain (Arabic Kujala score), pain intensity visual analogue scale (VAS), and lower-limb strength (hand-held dynamometer) in adults with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).",[27,28,29,30],"Hamstring Shortness","Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome","Hamstring Flexibility","Patellofemoral Pain (PFPS)",[32,14,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42],"patellofemoral pain syndrome","hamstring flexibility","active knee extension test","medial hamstring","lateral hamstring","specific hamstring stretch","Muscle Energy Technique","TENS","Visual Analogue Scale","Hand Held Dynamometer (HHD)","Kujala Score","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2025-06-11",{"date":46,"type":47},"2025-06-15","ACTUAL",{"date":49,"type":21},"2025-06-14",{"date":51,"type":21},"2025-11",{"name":53,"class":54},"Cairo University","OTHER",""]