Effects of an Elastic Band Warm-Up on Sprint and Vertical Jump Performance in Female Football Players

NCT ID: NCT07316881

Last Updated: 2026-01-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

22 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-01-31

Study Completion Date

2026-02-28

Brief Summary

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This study aims to examine the acute effects of an elastic band warm-up on sprinting and vertical jump performance in female football players. A crossover design will be used across three separate sessions: (1) standardized warm-up (WU), (2) warm-up followed by elastic band activation (WU + EB), and (3) elastic band activation followed by the warm-up (EB + WU).

Performance evaluations-including sprint time and vertical jump height and power-will be conducted at three time points during each session: baseline (before the warm-up), immediately after the warm-up intervention, and 10 minutes post-intervention. This structure will allow the study to compare the immediate and short-term effects of different warm-up sequences involving elastic bands on neuromuscular performance. The findings may help optimize warm-up strategies to enhance acute athletic performance in female football players.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Physical Performance Parameters

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Standardized Warm-Up (WU)

The standard active WU will consist of a brief aerobic portion, dynamic stretching, post-activation exercises and sprints/race-pace efforts.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Standardized Warm-Up

Intervention Type OTHER

2 minutes jogging and 4x30m side run; dynamic stretching for main locomotive lower limb muscles (2x10 hip adduction, 2x10 hip abduction, 2x10 butt kicks, 2x10 knee raises and 2x10 straight leg march), dynamic strength exercises (2x10 deep squats, and 2x10 forward lunges); incremental intermittent sprints and agility runs as follow: 2x10m pace, 2x20m pace, 2x30m pace, 1x30m with 10 decelerations (both feet), 1x30m with 10 decelerations (one foot), 2x30m with 4 changes of direction pace (90˚), 1x20m full pace and 1x30m full pace. The total time ofthe WU will be approximately 15 minutes.

Warm-Up + Elastic Band (WU + EB)

Participants will complete the standardized warm-up routine followed immediately by an elastic band activation protocol using looped resistance bands.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Standardized Warm-Up

Intervention Type OTHER

2 minutes jogging and 4x30m side run; dynamic stretching for main locomotive lower limb muscles (2x10 hip adduction, 2x10 hip abduction, 2x10 butt kicks, 2x10 knee raises and 2x10 straight leg march), dynamic strength exercises (2x10 deep squats, and 2x10 forward lunges); incremental intermittent sprints and agility runs as follow: 2x10m pace, 2x20m pace, 2x30m pace, 1x30m with 10 decelerations (both feet), 1x30m with 10 decelerations (one foot), 2x30m with 4 changes of direction pace (90˚), 1x20m full pace and 1x30m full pace. The total time ofthe WU will be approximately 15 minutes.

Elastic Band Exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Squats (10 reps), Hip Flexion (10 reps, each leg), Hip Extension (10 reps, each leg), Hip Abduction (10 reps, each leg), Hip Flexion with Knee Flexion (10 reps, each leg), Cross Walks (10 reps, forth and back) (All exercises are with elastic bands looped around the lower limbs)

Elastic Band + Warm-Up (EB + WU)

Participants first perform the elastic band protocol using looped resistance bands. Immediately afterward, they complete the standardized warm-up routine.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Standardized Warm-Up

Intervention Type OTHER

2 minutes jogging and 4x30m side run; dynamic stretching for main locomotive lower limb muscles (2x10 hip adduction, 2x10 hip abduction, 2x10 butt kicks, 2x10 knee raises and 2x10 straight leg march), dynamic strength exercises (2x10 deep squats, and 2x10 forward lunges); incremental intermittent sprints and agility runs as follow: 2x10m pace, 2x20m pace, 2x30m pace, 1x30m with 10 decelerations (both feet), 1x30m with 10 decelerations (one foot), 2x30m with 4 changes of direction pace (90˚), 1x20m full pace and 1x30m full pace. The total time ofthe WU will be approximately 15 minutes.

Elastic Band Exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Squats (10 reps), Hip Flexion (10 reps, each leg), Hip Extension (10 reps, each leg), Hip Abduction (10 reps, each leg), Hip Flexion with Knee Flexion (10 reps, each leg), Cross Walks (10 reps, forth and back) (All exercises are with elastic bands looped around the lower limbs)

Interventions

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Standardized Warm-Up

2 minutes jogging and 4x30m side run; dynamic stretching for main locomotive lower limb muscles (2x10 hip adduction, 2x10 hip abduction, 2x10 butt kicks, 2x10 knee raises and 2x10 straight leg march), dynamic strength exercises (2x10 deep squats, and 2x10 forward lunges); incremental intermittent sprints and agility runs as follow: 2x10m pace, 2x20m pace, 2x30m pace, 1x30m with 10 decelerations (both feet), 1x30m with 10 decelerations (one foot), 2x30m with 4 changes of direction pace (90˚), 1x20m full pace and 1x30m full pace. The total time ofthe WU will be approximately 15 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Elastic Band Exercises

Squats (10 reps), Hip Flexion (10 reps, each leg), Hip Extension (10 reps, each leg), Hip Abduction (10 reps, each leg), Hip Flexion with Knee Flexion (10 reps, each leg), Cross Walks (10 reps, forth and back) (All exercises are with elastic bands looped around the lower limbs)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Institute of Maia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Henrique Sousa

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Universidade da Maia

Porto, Maia, Portugal

Site Status

Countries

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Portugal

Facility Contacts

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Henrique S Sousa

Role: primary

22 986 6000

Other Identifiers

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EBT_HS_03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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