NCT07326475 - Comparison Interventions on Kinetic and Kinematic Parameters | Crick

Overview

Currently, it is difficult to find studies in the literature comparing proprioception exercises with the effect of manual therapy on improving balance, and in the long run it may translate into improved activity, functionality and injury prevention in athletes, when planning training or therapy, e.g. in patients after ankle sprains.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

45

Conditions

Young Football Players Ankle Sprain Prevention

Interventions

Manual therapyOTHER

This technique involves mobilizing the upper ankle joints by mobilizing the talus and calcaneus, improving pronation.

PlaceboOTHER

The players will perform their own type of pro-receptive training.

ExerciseOTHER

Pro-receptive training will be performed.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 11 YearsMax age: 13 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 11-13 years * Male * Minimum 2 years of experience in soccer coaching * Participation in regular club training (at least 3 times a week) * Parental/legal guardian consent and participant consent to participate in the study * No medical contraindications to physical activity Exclusion Criteria: * Current injury or contusion of the musculoskeletal system that prevents full participation in training * Chronic diseases that may affect the musculoskeletal system or balance * Participation in other training programs focused on proprioception or undergoing other physiotherapy interventions during the study period

Locations (1)

Escola Futbolu Pruszcz Gdański

Gdansk, Poland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Y balance test

Consists of the volunteer standing on one leg while simultaneously stretching the other lower limb in 3 different directions. These are: anterior, posteromedial and posterolateral.

Time frame: The test will be administered twice during a single training session. Baseline (0 minutes before the intervention) and immediately post-intervention (within 5 minutes after completion of the training session). Each test will be repeated three times.

1. Balance

K-FORCE plates assess balance characteristics during testing.

Time frame: The test will be administered twice during a single training session. Baseline (0 minutes before the intervention) and immediately post-intervention (within 5 minutes after completion of the training session). Each test will be repeated three times.

Secondary Outcomes

Assessment of proprioception.

The proprioception assessment involves assessing the angular position of the joint and then attempting to reproduce it, measured in degrees. The assessment will be conducted at 30 degrees, 60 degrees, and 90 degrees.

Time frame: The test will be administered twice during a single training session. Baseline (0 minutes before the intervention) and immediately post-intervention (within 5 minutes after completion of the training session). Each test will be repeated three times.

Muscle strength assessment

The K-FORCE Push Test allows you to assess your strength characteristics during the hip abduction test.

Time frame: The test will be administered twice during a single training session. Baseline (0 minutes before the intervention) and immediately post-intervention (within 5 minutes after completion of the training session). Each test will be repeated three times.