Physiotherapy students test muscle relief techniques on themselves
NCT ID NCT05544188
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how common muscle and posture problems are in physiotherapy students and whether a special physiotherapy program could help. 44 students with back pain and muscle tightness received treatments like trigger point release, stretching, and joint mobilization. The researchers measured changes in muscle knots and foot posture over 3 to 15 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Physiotherapy (trigger point release, stretching, joint mobilization)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that targeted physiotherapy helps reduce muscle tension and improve posture in young adults with back pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 44 participants, all physiotherapy students, so results may not apply to the general population. No blinding or control group was used.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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44 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 30 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Bachelor's study of physiotherapy at the Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University * The presence of functional pathologies of the musculoskeletal system (verification by means of Trigger Points) Exclusion Criteria: * Serious cardiovascular or orthopedic dysfunction * Neurological disease * Reduced cognitive functions complicating examination and subsequent therapy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of rehabilitation, Third Faculty of Medicine
Prague, Czechia
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