Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:02 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:02 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02104258
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Male athletes
* Age 18-50 years
* Acute onset posterior thigh pain when training or competing, identified as:
1. Patient reported sudden event
2. Patient reported pain in posterior thigh
* Clinical diagnosis of an acute hamstring muscle strain injury, defined as:
1. Localised pain during palpation of hamstring muscle
2. Increasing pain during isometric contraction
3. Localised pain when performing a passive straight leg raise test
* MRI confirmed isolated hamstring lesion (increased high signal intensity on fat saturated sequences)
* MRI performed ≤5 days from injury
* Available for ≥3 physiotherapy sessions per week at Aspetar
* Available for follow-up
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with verified or suspected previous hamstring injury within the last 6 months in the same leg
* Chronic hamstring complaints \>2 months
* Grade III injury including complete hamstring disruption or avulsion of all tendons
* Contraindications to MRI
* Patients that do not have an intention to return to full sport activity
* Patients that do not want to receive one of the two therapies
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
MALE
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
50 Years
Study:
NCT02104258
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02104258