Resistance Band Training Versus Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Strength Among Football Players

NCT ID: NCT05220215

Last Updated: 2022-02-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 34 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-06-29
• Study Completion Date: 2021-11-01

Brief Summary

The major aim of this project to compare the effects of Resistance band training and Nordic hamstring exercise on hamstring strength among football players.

Detailed Description

Hamstring strength is important in football players and plays an important role in their sprint gait cycle. Football players should develop sprinter-like musculature in order to benefit their body strength and power hence preventing from hamstring strain injuries. Professional and recreational sports like Football, hamstring muscle strength training is commonly used to increase and balance lower body strength and power.

Conditions

Intervention; Injury Prevention

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Group A: Nordic Hamstring Exercise

This group includes 15 male participants who will be given 10 minutes of warm and cool down sessions that includes stretching.

Number of sets and repetitions progressively increase i-e: Week 1 - 2 sessions with 2 sets of 5 repetitions each. Week 2 - 2 sessions with 3 set of 5 repetitions each. Week 3 - 2 sessions with 4 set of 6 repetitions each. Week 4 - 2 sessions with 4 set of 8 repetitions each.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Nordic Hamstring Exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

To perform Nordic Hamstring Exercise, the subject was in kneeling position on the mat, arms by the side or in front of the chest, knee in 90-degree flexion and ankles well stabilized with the help of a therapist which is positioned behind the subject. Then subject was asked to lean forward by using the hamstring muscles by extending while trying to resist the forward fall, he should lean forward from the knee and not from the hip. The only time one can put his hands in front of him is when he can't rely on his legs and then push himself back to starting position and them repeat the procedure again.

Group B: Hamstring Curl with Resistance Band

This group includes 15 male participants who will be given 10 minutes of warm and cool down sessions that includes stretching.

Number of sets progressively increase i-e: Week 1 - 2 sessions with 2 sets of 15 repetitions each. Week 2 - 2 sessions with 3 set of 15 repetitions each. Week 3 - 2 sessions with 4 set of 15 repetitions each. Week 4 - 2 sessions with 4 set of 15 repetitions each.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Hamstring Curl with Resistance band

Intervention Type: OTHER

Traditional Hamstring Curl by using Resistance band.

Resistance Band: Thera-band Green, 4.6 kg resistance at 100% elongation

Interventions

Nordic Hamstring Exercise

To perform Nordic Hamstring Exercise, the subject was in kneeling position on the mat, arms by the side or in front of the chest, knee in 90-degree flexion and ankles well stabilized with the help of a therapist which is positioned behind the subject. Then subject was asked to lean forward by using the hamstring muscles by extending while trying to resist the forward fall, he should lean forward from the knee and not from the hip. The only time one can put his hands in front of him is when he can't rely on his legs and then push himself back to starting position and them repeat the procedure again.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Hamstring Curl with Resistance band

Traditional Hamstring Curl by using Resistance band.

Resistance Band: Thera-band Green, 4.6 kg resistance at 100% elongation

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male

2. Age: 18-28 years

3. Football players

4. Playing should be at least for 1 year

Exclusion Criteria

1. To be involved in any additional strength training program i-e: Gym Activities

2. Athletes having hamstring and Quadriceps injuries

3. History of trauma at knee, hip or back

4. Recent history of any upper and lower extremity fracture

5. Any orthopedic or neurological disorder.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 28 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Waqar Ahmed Awan, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Riphah international university

Islamabad, , Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

References

Monajati A, Larumbe-Zabala E, Goss-Sampson M, Naclerio F. The Effectiveness of Injury Prevention Programs to Modify Risk Factors for Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Hamstring Injuries in Uninjured Team Sports Athletes: A Systematic Review. PLoS One. 2016 May 12;11(5):e0155272. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155272. eCollection 2016.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 27171282 (View on PubMed)

Mjolsnes R, Arnason A, Osthagen T, Raastad T, Bahr R. A 10-week randomized trial comparing eccentric vs. concentric hamstring strength training in well-trained soccer players. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2004 Oct;14(5):311-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1600-0838.2003.367.x.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 15387805 (View on PubMed)

Rey E, Paz-Dominguez A, Porcel-Almendral D, Paredes-Hernandez V, Barcala-Furelos R, Abelairas-Gomez C. Effects of a 10-Week Nordic Hamstring Exercise and Russian Belt Training on Posterior Lower-Limb Muscle Strength in Elite Junior Soccer Players. J Strength Cond Res. 2017 May;31(5):1198-1205. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001579.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 27467517 (View on PubMed)

Huggins, S, Davies, N, Evans, KL, and Williams, MD. Nordic hamstring exercise strength changes over a season in academy footballers. Br J Sports Med. 2017; 51: 332.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

Babu SK, Paul A. Effectiveness of Nordic hamstring exercise in improving hamstring muscle flexibility, strength and endurance among young adults. Int J Health Sci Res. 2018; 8(3):119-132

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

REC/01015 Anas Bin Mujeeb

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id