Acute Responses to a Potentiation Warm-up Protocol in Female Football Players.

NCT ID: NCT06555185

Last Updated: 2024-08-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 17 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-04-30

Brief Summary

This study aims to determine if the performance of female football players is affected after exposure to a potentiation protocol. It is hypothesized that performance in the selected physical tests will improve significantly and meaningfully after performing the chosen potentiation protocol compared to the control group's warm-up.

Conditions

Athletic Performance

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Experimental group

Potentiation warm-up protocol with jumps combined with sprints with change of direction.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Potentiation warm-up protocol

Intervention Type: OTHER

The intervention protocol consisted of i) 1st set - six hurdle jumps, with a distance of 70 cm between each, followed by a 15-m sprint with COD; (ii) 2nd set - six lateral hurdle jumps (three to the left and three to the right) followed by a 10-m sprint with COD; (iii) 3rd set - six bouncy strides, followed by a 15-m sprint with COD; (iv) 4th set - six broad jumps followed by a 10-m sprint with COD. All COD circuits had different configurations, changing the sprint distance and the angle of the COD curve. All repetitions and sets were separated by 90-second recovery intervals, and each set was performed three times.

Control group

Usual warm-up exercises as previously used by the whole team.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual warm-up protocol

Intervention Type: OTHER

The usual warm-up consisted of (i) The first phase included dynamic stretching and drills to increase body temperature. This phase lasted 5-min and included slow jogging, light skipping, and dynamic stretches for hip flexors, glutes, quads, hamstrings, abductors, gastrocnemius and lower limb joints. (ii) The second phase was composed of exercises that intended to mimic specific movements of the football match, both with and without ball possession. This phase lasted 15 minutes and included exercises with and without possession of the ball, such as acceleration, COD, jumping over hurdles, and playful games with ball possession. In this group, the players only rested in a slow jog when they moved from the first to the second phase.

Interventions

Potentiation warm-up protocol

The intervention protocol consisted of i) 1st set - six hurdle jumps, with a distance of 70 cm between each, followed by a 15-m sprint with COD; (ii) 2nd set - six lateral hurdle jumps (three to the left and three to the right) followed by a 10-m sprint with COD; (iii) 3rd set - six bouncy strides, followed by a 15-m sprint with COD; (iv) 4th set - six broad jumps followed by a 10-m sprint with COD. All COD circuits had different configurations, changing the sprint distance and the angle of the COD curve. All repetitions and sets were separated by 90-second recovery intervals, and each set was performed three times.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Usual warm-up protocol

The usual warm-up consisted of (i) The first phase included dynamic stretching and drills to increase body temperature. This phase lasted 5-min and included slow jogging, light skipping, and dynamic stretches for hip flexors, glutes, quads, hamstrings, abductors, gastrocnemius and lower limb joints. (ii) The second phase was composed of exercises that intended to mimic specific movements of the football match, both with and without ball possession. This phase lasted 15 minutes and included exercises with and without possession of the ball, such as acceleration, COD, jumping over hurdles, and playful games with ball possession. In this group, the players only rested in a slow jog when they moved from the first to the second phase.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• players from any playing position (except goalkeepers) able to train without limitations.

Exclusion Criteria

• players with any existing medical conditions that could compromise participation.

• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Universidade do Porto

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Tromso

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Ivan Baptista, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Faculty of Science and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Locations

Futebol Clube de Famalicão

Famalicão, , Portugal

Countries

Portugal

References

Zylberberg T, Martins R, Pettersen SA, Afonso J, Matias Vale Baptista IA. Acute responses to a potentiation warm-up protocol on sprint and change of direction in female football players: a randomized controlled study. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2024 Nov 12;16(1):230. doi: 10.1186/s13102-024-01015-z.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 39533363 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Study Documents

Document Type: Individual Participant Data Set

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Other Identifiers

2022/03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id