Elastic Band Training Effects on Knee Strength and Performance in Female Football Players

NCT ID: NCT06800079

Last Updated: 2025-01-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-01-29

Study Completion Date

2025-04-28

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effects of an 8-week strength training program with elastic bands on several physical components in female football players at the U15, U19, and Senior levels. The main question it aims to answer is:

Will a specific elastic band resistance training help improve some components of physical performance in female football players?

Participants will perform a bi-weekly elastic band resistance training program lasting 20 minutes per session over 8 weeks. This program will be incorporated into their in-season regimen, with assessments conducted in the week prior (week 0) and after the intervention (week 9).

Detailed Description

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This study will involve U15´, U19´ and adult female football (soccer) players doing a specific elastic band training plan over a period of 8 weeks. This plan will be done twice a week and will consist of 6 exercises, divided into two training sessions, each lasting approximately 20 minutes.

The week before the study begins (week 0), a demonstration will be given of the assessments and training plan that will be carried out during the following weeks, so that the participants have a better idea of what will happen. In addition, their height and weight will also have to be measured, followed by the first assessments. They will also fill in a questionnaire about their training habits and injury history.

They will then be randomized into two possible groups: the experimental group (EG) and the control group (CG). If the participant stays in the EG, she will have to do the above protocol and if she stays in the CG, she will only have to do the assessments, which will be done in the familiarization week (week 0) and the ninth week (week 9).

Conditions

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Physical Performance Parameters

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental: Elastic Band Group

Athletes that will participate in a bi-weekly elastic band resistance training program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

EBT

Intervention Type OTHER

Elastic Band Resistance Training

Control: Standard Group

Athletes that will continue doing their standard training regiment.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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EBT

Elastic Band Resistance Training

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* belong to the U-15, U-19 or Senior level of a women's football (soccer) club;
* be apart of a football championship (district or national)
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Institute of Maia

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Portugal Football School, Federação Portuguesa de Futebol

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Henrique Sousa

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Henrique Sousa

Henrique Sousa, MsC.

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Maia

Maia, Porto District, Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Portugal

Facility Contacts

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Henrique Sousa, MSc.

Role: primary

+351934551303

Other Identifiers

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EBT_HS_02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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