Young Age Soccer Player's Lower Limb Muscle Imbalance and Functional Status

NCT ID: NCT06053632

Last Updated: 2023-09-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-05-30

Brief Summary

A randomized controlled trial is designed to examine the effects of low-load and high-velocity eccentric exercises on lower limb muscular properties, imbalances and functional status of 13-15 years old female football players.

Detailed Description

Twenty participants were included in the study. All participants were divided in two groups - control and experimental. In the experimental group (n=10) participants after team soccer training additional received 4 weeks eccentric exercises, in the control group (n=10) - did not perform additional exercises. The research group performed additional low-load and high-velocity - lying prone - eccentric hamstring exercise 3 times per week for 4 weeks. Pre- and post- training assessment included concentric/eccentric knee extension and flexion at 60°/s and 120°/s, changes in muscle contractile characteristics and dynamic balance.

Conditions

Healthy

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Control group

Control group will be asked to maintain their usual lifestyle.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Experimental group

The research group performed additional low-load and high-velocity - lying prone - eccentric hamstring exercise 3 times per week for 4 weeks. 12 sessions in total.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Low-load and high-velocity - lying prone - eccentric hamstring exercise

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Low-load and high-velocity - lying prone - eccentric hamstring exercise 3 times per week for 4 weeks.

Interventions

Low-load and high-velocity - lying prone - eccentric hamstring exercise

Low-load and high-velocity - lying prone - eccentric hamstring exercise 3 times per week for 4 weeks.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy players able to participate in training and competitions.
• Playing football for at least 2 years.
• Regularly participating in team training, 2-3 times a week.

Exclusion Criteria

• Female soccer players with a lower extremity injury (in a period of 6 months)
• Pain is less than 2 points on the Visual Analog Pain Scale.
• Irregular exercise
• The number of years of training attended is too low

• Minimum Eligible Age: 13 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Lithuanian Sports University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Dovile Kiele, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Lithuanian Sports University

Locations

Lithuanian Sports University

Kaunas, , Lithuania

Countries

Lithuania

Other Identifiers

LithuananianSportsU-15

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id