Prevention of Hamstring Injuries in Football Players.

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-01

Study Completion Date

2024-04-28

Brief Summary

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Introduction: The prevalence of hamstring injuries in football is high, causing an increase in the number of casualties and a high socio-economic cost. Currently there are different treatment protocols for this muscle group, but there are often no comparisons of different types of passive, active and combined therapies, and their potential efficacy, in professional football players.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of three different interventions; passive manual therapy, active therapy based on therapeutic exercise and combined therapy, in relation to hamstring injuries in professional football players.

Methodology: A simple Randomised Clinical Trial (RCT) was conducted (NCT04935398). After applying the selection criteria, a sample of 66 professional football players was obtained. They were divided into 3 intervention groups (A, B and C) with 22 participants in each group and were given passive manual therapy, active therapy (exercise) and combined therapy (sum of the above). The corresponding tests and questionnaires were evaluated to obtain data on hamstring flexibility and hip range of movement at three time periods: pre, post and post2.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hamstring Injuries

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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passive manual therapy

The physiotherapist performs passive techniques on the hamstring muscles of the footballers.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Passive Neurodynamics and Passive axial hip mobilisation/distraction

Intervention Type OTHER

The physiotherapist performs passive techniques on the hamstring muscles and the nerve that innervates the hamstring muscles.

active therapy (exercise)

The physiotherapist does not perform passive techniques and it is the player who performs active techniques on the hamstring muscles.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Active therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Active lumbopelvic CORE control exercises and active stretching of the ischiopelvic nerves

combined therapy

The physiotherapist performs passive techniques and in addition the player performs active techniques on the hamstring muscles.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

2.5.3. Combined therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

The physiotherapist performs passive techniques on the hamstring muscles and the nerve that innervates the hamstring muscles and active lumbopelvic CORE control exercises and active stretching of the ischiopelvic nerves.

Interventions

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Passive Neurodynamics and Passive axial hip mobilisation/distraction

The physiotherapist performs passive techniques on the hamstring muscles and the nerve that innervates the hamstring muscles.

Intervention Type OTHER

Active therapy

Active lumbopelvic CORE control exercises and active stretching of the ischiopelvic nerves

Intervention Type OTHER

2.5.3. Combined therapy

The physiotherapist performs passive techniques on the hamstring muscles and the nerve that innervates the hamstring muscles and active lumbopelvic CORE control exercises and active stretching of the ischiopelvic nerves.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Active Neurodynamics and Therapeutic exercise Passive and Active therapy

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Professional football athletes.
* Between 18-40 years of age.
* Female gender.
* Active in competitive season.

Exclusion Criteria

* Neurological signs.
* Inability to follow the evaluator's instructions.
* Physical activity of less than 2 hours per week.
* Serious lower limb injury during the study period.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No