Effects of Mid-Season Camp Period Loading on Sports Injury Anxiety and Physical Performance

NCT ID: NCT06329193

Last Updated: 2025-03-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 34 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-04-15
• Study Completion Date: 2024-05-15

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of 3-week mid-season camp period loading on sports injury anxiety level and physical performances of professional male soccer players.

Detailed Description

According to the periodization theory, the seasonal training process of soccer players is divided into four periods such as pre-season, early competition, late competition, and transition. In general, these periods aim to prepare soccer players for the competitive season, improve their fitness and physical performance, and reduce the risk of sports injuries. Therefore, the loading applied to soccer players during these camp periods are the key determinants of physical performance enhancement and the control of sports injury risks. In particular, the mid-season camp period loading is an important requirement to maintain the gains obtained in the pre-season training programs throughout the season. In this context, sports clubs prefer regions with different physical conditions (sea level, high altitude etc.) for the camp periods and allocate serious budgets for this periods.

Previous studies largely focused on effects of the pre-season camp period on psychological state and physical performance in soccer players. However, few studies in the current literature focused on the mid-season camp period. To the best of authors knowledge, sports injury anxiety and physical performance responses to the mid-season camp period loading in professional soccer players has not been very well discussed. Therefore the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of 3-week mid-season camp period loading on sports injury anxiety level and physical performances of professional male soccer players.

Conditions

Anxiety; Exercise; Athletic Performance

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Training Group

The 3-week mid-season camp period loading at sea level, including daily gym and field-based exercise interventions, five days a week, will be applied to the participants in the sports club's gym and soccer field.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Mid-Season Camp Period Loading

Intervention Type: OTHER

The daily gym included warm-up protocol (dynamic stretching of the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities and jogging), crunches, sit-ups, reverse sit-ups, prone bridge, side bridge, bench press, mini squat (with body weight and/or ancillary equipment), lunge (with body weight and/or ancillary equipment), leg extension, leg curl, leg press, calf raises (with body weight and/or ancillary equipment), and cool-down protocol (dynamic stretching of the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities). The field-based exercises included warm-up protocol (dynamic stretching of the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities and jogging), dynamic balance (with different balance trainer such as Both Sides Utilized \[BOSU\], trampoline), tactical training, passing, dribbling, and shooting practice, agility and speed practice, and cool-down protocol (dynamic stretching of the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities)

Interventions

Mid-Season Camp Period Loading

The daily gym included warm-up protocol (dynamic stretching of the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities and jogging), crunches, sit-ups, reverse sit-ups, prone bridge, side bridge, bench press, mini squat (with body weight and/or ancillary equipment), lunge (with body weight and/or ancillary equipment), leg extension, leg curl, leg press, calf raises (with body weight and/or ancillary equipment), and cool-down protocol (dynamic stretching of the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities). The field-based exercises included warm-up protocol (dynamic stretching of the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities and jogging), dynamic balance (with different balance trainer such as Both Sides Utilized \[BOSU\], trampoline), tactical training, passing, dribbling, and shooting practice, agility and speed practice, and cool-down protocol (dynamic stretching of the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities)

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• volunteering to participate in study
• not have any musculoskeletal disease

Exclusion Criteria

• using any drugs or supplements
• with a history of moderate to major injury within last 6 months
• having any systemic disease

• Minimum Eligible Age: 19 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 22 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Celal Bayar University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Erhan Seçer

Lecturer

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Erhan Seçer

Manisa, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

CBU-FTR-ES-O4

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id