Myofascial Release Techniques in Football Players

NCT ID: NCT06959381

Last Updated: 2025-06-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-04-28

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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Fascial tissue ensures optimal function and mobility by providing gliding and force transfer during movement. However, fascial order can be disrupted in cases such as overuse and trauma. Therefore, treatment of fascial tissue is important. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of different myofascial release techniques on jumping performance, flexibility, balance, and proprioception in amateur football players.

Detailed Description

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Fascial tissue ensures optimal function by providing gliding and force transfer during movement. It is also associated with an increase in functional capacity by providing flexibility. However, excessive exercise, incorrect movements, and excessive load on the tissue cause dysfunctions in the fascial tissue, leading to myofascial limitations. Elimination of these limitations is important for the maintenance of optimal function. Fascia also provides sensory transmission as a proprioceptive organ. Myofascial limitations also cause problems in sensory organization, leading to injuries and injuries. For this reason, a decrease in flexibility, balance, and sports functions can be observed. Various methods are used to eliminate this myofascial limitation, and there is an increasing demand for myofascial release techniques in many areas daily. The effects of different myofascial release techniques have been examined in the literature in various disease groups and sports injuries, and their effects on joint range of motion, pain, and flexibility have been shown. However, since there are different release techniques, information on which method is more effective or the optimal usage period is unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of different myofascial release techniques applied with Graston and foam roller on jumping performance, flexibility, balance, and proprioception in amateur football players.

Conditions

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Fasciae (Anatomy)--Inflammation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Parallel Assignment
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
double-blind

Study Groups

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Fascial release with instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization

The fascial release group will be treated with the Graston device to the superficial and deep fascia of the hamstrings and the gastro-soleus muscle complex.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fascial release with instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization

Intervention Type OTHER

The fascial release group will be treated with the Graston device to the superficial and deep fascia of the hamstrings and the gastro-soleus muscle complex in both extremities for a total of 16 minutes.

Fascial release with foam roller

The fascial release group will be treated with the self-foam roller treatment to the fascia of the hamstrings and the gastro-soleus muscle complex.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fascial release with foam roller

Intervention Type OTHER

Fascial release with a foam roller will be applied to the fascia of the hamstring and gastro-soleus muscle complex with a self-foam roller for a total of 16 minutes.

Control

No intervention will be applied to the control group.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Fascial release with instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization

The fascial release group will be treated with the Graston device to the superficial and deep fascia of the hamstrings and the gastro-soleus muscle complex in both extremities for a total of 16 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Fascial release with foam roller

Fascial release with a foam roller will be applied to the fascia of the hamstring and gastro-soleus muscle complex with a self-foam roller for a total of 16 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being between the ages of 18-35
* Being able to communicate in Turkish
* Being willing to participate in the study.
* Being a licensed football player

Exclusion Criteria

* Those with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² or higher
* Those with a history of lower extremity surgery in the last 6 months
* Those with cardiac, musculoskeletal, vestibular, and neurological problems
* Those with mental, perceptual problems (Mini-mental test score \<24)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Karabuk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Musa Güneş

Principal Investigator, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Musa Gunes, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Karabuk University

Locations

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Karabuk University, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Application and Research Center

Karabük, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Musa Gunes, PhD

Role: CONTACT

05315132482

Facility Contacts

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Musa Güneş, MsC

Role: primary

+905315132482

References

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MacDonald GZ, Penney MD, Mullaley ME, Cuconato AL, Drake CD, Behm DG, Button DC. An acute bout of self-myofascial release increases range of motion without a subsequent decrease in muscle activation or force. J Strength Cond Res. 2013 Mar;27(3):812-21. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31825c2bc1.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22580977 (View on PubMed)

Joshi DG, Balthillaya G, Prabhu A. Effect of remote myofascial release on hamstring flexibility in asymptomatic individuals - A randomized clinical trial. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2018 Jul;22(3):832-837. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.01.008. Epub 2018 Feb 17.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 30100320 (View on PubMed)

Pişirici P, Ekiz MB, İlhan CA. Investigation of the acute effect of myofascial release techniques and dynamic stretch on vertical jump performance in recreationally active individuals. Journal of Physical Education and Sport. 2020;20(3):1569-1579.

Reference Type RESULT

Other Identifiers

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Karabuk-2282

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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