Leg stretch may alter nerve pain sensitivity, tiny study hints
NCT ID NCT07525895
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a specific leg stretching technique, called sciatic nerve mobilization, can change how sensitive the nerves in your lower leg are to pressure pain. 34 healthy university students will either receive the stretch or no treatment. Researchers will measure pain thresholds before and after to see if the stretch makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sciatic nerve mobilization (a sliding-type nerve stretching technique)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to temporarily reduce nerve pain sensitivity.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study in healthy young people, not patients with pain. Results may not apply to real-world pain conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 34 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 to 30 years * Being a student at Fenerbahçe University * No history of major trauma or surgery in the lower extremity within the last 6 months * Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study and signing the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * History of neurological disease * History of lower extremity peripheral nerve injury * Having undergone lower extremity surgery within the last 6 months * Regular use of analgesic or muscle relaxant medications * Pregnancy * Presence of any systemic disease that may interfere with the assessment or intervention procedures
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fenerbahçe University
Istanbul, Ataşehir, 34758, Turkey (Türkiye)
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