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Massage showdown: which therapy eases piriformis pain best?

NCT ID NCT07322185

Symptom relief Sponsor: Danyal Ahmad Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study compares two types of hands-on therapy—Stecco Fascial Manipulation and Rolfing Structural Integration—for people with piriformis syndrome, a condition that causes buttock and leg pain. Forty-two adults aged 25 to 45 with at least four weeks of pain will receive four weekly sessions of one treatment. The goal is to see which approach better reduces pain and improves hip movement.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 42 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2025

Expected to finish

Aug 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

25 to 45 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. 25 to 45 age group. 2. For at least four weeks, there has been unilateral buttock discomfort, either with or without posterior thigh pain included buttock pain, pain that worsened when sitting. 3. Positive slump test and fair test decrease ranges of hip NPRS greater than Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous pelvic, ipsilateral hip, lumbar, or sacroiliac surgery that would have confused pain source. 2. Evidence of lumbar radiculopathy or another spinal condition that could be the origin of the symptoms (matching MRI/CT revealing nerve root compression or disc herniation). progressive neurologic disease or neuromuscular disease (e.g., peripheral neuropathy, myopathy, neuromuscular junction diseases)28. 3. During the research period, pregnancy or the planning of pregnancy (if interventions are employed) active pelvic or hip infection, malignancy, fracture, or systemic inflammation.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

piriformis syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

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Piriformis syndrome

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Bethania Hospital Sialkot

    Sialkot, Punjab Province, 51310, Pakistan

  • Raheem Surgical Hospital Sambrial

    Sambrial, Punjab Province, 51040, Pakistan

  • University of Management and technology Sialkot Campus

    Sialkot, Punjab Province, 51310, Pakistan

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