Proprioception in the Improvement of Sports Performance in Long Jumpers.

NCT ID: NCT03871738

Last Updated: 2020-01-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 139 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-03-12
• Study Completion Date: 2019-06-15

Brief Summary

Introduction: In jumping sports the tendinopathies of patellar and Achilles tendon are very frequent. Sports performance is the action that optimizes the relationship between physical abilities and the exercise to be performed. Good proprioceptive work favors the correct execution of the technique in jumping sports.

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of the lower limb proprioception exercise in the increase of sports performance, in adults and federated long jumpers Study design: Randomized single-blind multicenter study, with follow-up period. Methods: The 139 subjects included in the study will be randomly assigned to the two study groups: experimental (proprioception protocol) and control (non-intervention group). The intervention will be carried out for 4 weeks, with two weekly sessions, lasting 25 minutes. Three evaluations were carried out (baseline, post-intervention and follow-up). The study variables will be: Proprioception (evaluated by the Romberg test and the SEBT), and sports performance (evaluated with vertical, horizontal jump and competition simulation tests). The analysis of normality will be carried out by the Kolmogorov Smirnof test and in the case of homogeneity of the groups, through the t-student test of related measures and an ANOVA of repeated means, we will calculate the difference between the different evaluations and the effect intra and intersubject.

Expected results. To observe improvement in sports performance, once the proprioceptive exercises have been carried out.

Conditions

Proprioceptive Disorders

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Proprioception training

The subjects included in the experimental group will carry out a protocol of proprioception exercises. Each session will last 25 minutes, taking place during 2 sessions a week, in a period of 4 weeks. All interventions will be made before the training session.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Proprioceptive training

Intervention Type: OTHER

The intervention to the experimental group will consist of the application of the protocol of proprioception exercises. Before the exercises of the protocol, a warm-up will be carried out that will last 3 minutes and consists of exercises of joint mobility and jumping rope.

The protocol consists in carrying out two exercises per session, of 10 minutes each. A minute of rest will be implemented between the warm-up and the completion of the protocol, in addition to one minute between the two proprioception exercises in each session. The exercises will vary from week to week, and all the protocol exercises should be done barefoot. The exercise protocol proposed in this study consists of a total of 7 exercises: of unipodal and bipodal support, with unstable surfaces and postural changes.

Control

The subjects included in the control group will not receive intervention and will continue to carry out their daily life in the same way as they have done up to now.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Proprioceptive training

The intervention to the experimental group will consist of the application of the protocol of proprioception exercises. Before the exercises of the protocol, a warm-up will be carried out that will last 3 minutes and consists of exercises of joint mobility and jumping rope.

The protocol consists in carrying out two exercises per session, of 10 minutes each. A minute of rest will be implemented between the warm-up and the completion of the protocol, in addition to one minute between the two proprioception exercises in each session. The exercises will vary from week to week, and all the protocol exercises should be done barefoot. The exercise protocol proposed in this study consists of a total of 7 exercises: of unipodal and bipodal support, with unstable surfaces and postural changes.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Jumping athletes in length
• Female
• With an age range of 18 to 35 years
• Currently participate in regional and / or national competitions.

Exclusion Criteria

• Not signed the informed consent document
• Practice another sport discipline
• Have some type of medical diagnosis of injury to the lower limb at the time of study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Investigación en Hemofilia y Fisioterapia

NETWORK

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Rubén Cuesta-Barriuso, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad Europea de Madrid

Locations

Universidad Europea de Madrid

Madrid, Comunity of Madrid, Spain

Countries

Spain

Other Identifiers

PROPIOLJ

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id