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Study on Neurodynamics for Hamstring Strength and Endurance in Athletes

This study is looking at how different neurodynamic techniques, like Sciatic Slider, Sciatic Tensioner, and Mechanically loaded neurodynamic sciatic floss, affect hamstring strength and endurance in athletes. These techniques are often used by physical therapists to improve nerve movement and reduce pain. The study wants to see if these interventions can help maintain or improve hamstring strength and endurance. You might be able to join if you are an athlete between 18 and 30 years old. The main goal is to measure changes in isometric strength shortly after the intervention. The study status is currently unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 45 participants. The phase of the study is not specified.
What's involved
Participants will undergo an initial strength and endurance test, receive an intervention, and then have a post-intervention strength and endurance test, all within a single study visit lasting up to 30 minutes.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants are assessed up to 30 minutes after the intervention during a single study visit.

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NCT07721220

Acute Effects of Neurodynamics on Strength and Endurance in Athletes

Recruiting
NAAges 18–30InterventionalTreatment
High Point University
~45 participants
Updated 2026-07-22 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Sciatic SliderSciatic TensionerMechanically loaded neurodynamic sciatic flossElastic Resistance Band

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Isometric Strength
Measured over From initial strength and endurance test, to the post intervention strength and endurance test, assessed during a single study visit, assessed up to 30 minutes.

Conditions

Sciatic Leg Pain
Hamstring Muscle Tightness
Hamstring Muscle Strain
Hamstring Muscle Strength
Hamstring Injuries
Hamstring Injury Prevention
Hamstring Rupture
Sciatic Nerve Injury
Sciatic Radiculopathy
Lumbar Disc Herniation With Radiculopathy
Lumbar Disc Herniation

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
North Carolina1

Study leadership

  • Tommy Wyatt, DPT · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · High PointUniversity

Who to contact

Dr. Tommy Wyat, DPT
[email protected]
856-381-6652
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Participants must be between 18 and 30 years of age.
Must be able to read, understand, and provide informed consent, in English.
Must be currently participating in an organized sport (e.g. collegiate, club, or competitive recreational level) or engaging in structured resistance training and athletic conditioning for recreational sports events (e.g 5k, marathon, Crossfit, Hyrox, etc).
Medically stable with no known contraindications to physical exertion.
Cleared for participation in strength or maximal-effort isometric testing.
Be able to perform lower extremity isometric testing without pain that limits maximal effort.
Must have 2 lower extremities capable to producing full range knee flexion and extension range of motion.
No medical condition that significantly alters lower extremity neuromuscular performance.
No history of lower extremity surgery in the past 12 months.

Exclusion

Individuals younger than 18 or older than 30.
Acute lower extremity injury in the last 12 weeks.
Lower extremity surgery within the last 12 months.
Pain in either lower extremity that would limit maximal physical exertion.
History of neurological disorders, including but not limited to: Neuropathy, Stoke, MS, Parkinson's Disease, etc.
Use of medications that significantly impact neuromuscular performance, strength or fatigue.
No supplementation that affects neuromuscular performance, strength, or fatigue.
Unable to read and understand English.
Not in a vulnerable population: Pregnant, mentally or physically challenged, cognitively impaired.

What this trial measures

  • Isometric StrengthFrom initial strength and endurance test, to the post intervention strength and endurance test, assessed during a single study visit, assessed up to 30 minutes.

    Isometric strength of the hamstrings in knee flexion.