Effectiveness of a Protocol of Specific Activation.

University of Cadiz22 enrolled

Overview

In football, knee is the joint that suffers the most severe injuries. Sometimes, this is produced by poor pre-activation of the musculature that is responsible for knee stability and central stability. OBJETIVE: Study the efficacy of specific gluteus medius and core activation protocol in knee stability in youth football players.

A randomized, longitudinal clinical trial with a blinded and prospective evaluator will be carried out, in which the knee stability will be evaluated with the following tests: Y-balance test and Flamingo balance test. The measurements will be made before and after the intervention. The study will be carried out with patients evaluated by a specialist in Traumatology and will be randomly divided by a system of numerical tables through a computer program between the experimental and control groups. The control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football; and the experimental one will do this above, added to a specific activation of gluteus medius and core. Dynamic stability (Y-balance test) and postural and static stability (Flamingo balance test) will be measured before and after the intervention.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Injuries:Knee Injuries

Interventions

Experimental groupOTHER

Experimental group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football, added to a specific activation of gluteus medius and core.

Control groupOTHER

Control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 19 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Perform soccer sports practice, at least 3 times a week at a competitive level. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with a knee surgery. * Patients who are injured at the time of the study.

Locations (1)

Ciudad Deportiva Bahía de Cádiz

Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Y-balance test

Y-balance test Measures the strength of the lower limb, neuromuscular control, flexibility and dynamic balance

Time frame: Baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Y-balance test

Y-balance test Measures the strength of the lower limb, neuromuscular control, flexibility and dynamic balance.

Time frame: Baseline and four weeks.

Flamingobalance test

Flamingo balance test measures postural balance and static balance.

Time frame: Baseline and four weeks.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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