Actively Recruiting
Strain-Counterstrain Treatment of Piriformis Pain
Led by Loma Linda University · Updated on 2026-04-24
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
52 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this investigator-initiated study is to provide an efficient and non-invasive treatment option for pain caused by the piriformis muscle.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Strain-Counterstrain Treatment of Piriformis Pain
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 18 to 65 years of age
- Tender point (or trigger point) in piriformis muscle determined by physical exam
You will not qualify if you...
- Less than 45 degrees of active hip flexion on affected side
- Less than 5 degrees of active hip internal rotation on affected side
- Less than 30 degrees of active hip external rotation on affected side
- Unable to lie prone
- Non-English speaker
- Unable to attend 2 sessions within the same month
- Active cancer
- Pregnant
- Diagnosis of lumbar radiculopathy
- Greater than grade 1 lumbar spondylolisthesis
- Presence of lumbar region Pars Defect
- Receiving massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, or osteopathic treatments during study period
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Loma Linda University Health
Loma Linda, California, United States, 92350
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
R
Roya Vahdatinia, DO
CONTACT
M
Mickey Lui, DO
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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