Effectiveness of a Protocol of Specific Activation.

Injuries:Knee Injuries Clinical Trial

— Knee  

Official title:

Effectiveness of Specific Core Activation Protocol on Lower Limb Stability in Soccer Players

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04161222
• Other study ID #: Cádiz CF
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: January 15, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: February 2021
• Source: University of Cadiz
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 22
• Est. completion date: January 15, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 15, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 19 Years

Eligibility

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.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Injuries:Knee Injuries
• Knee Injuries

Intervention

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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Ciudad Deportiva Bahía de Cádiz	Puerto Real	Cádiz

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Cadiz

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Y-balance test	Y-balance test Measures the strength of the lower limb, neuromuscular control, flexibility and dynamic balance	Baseline
Secondary	Y-balance test	Y-balance test Measures the strength of the lower limb, neuromuscular control, flexibility and dynamic balance.	Baseline and four weeks.
Secondary	Flamingobalance test	Flamingo balance test measures postural balance and static balance.	Baseline and four weeks.