Preventive Treatment of Groin Pain in Football

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Preventive Treatment of Groin Pain Syndrome in élite Young Football Player: a Pilot Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05713487
• Other study ID #: GP-DINOGMI-23
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 10, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 20, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: February 2023
• Source: Universita degli Studi di Genova
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Groin pain represents a common issue in football. Currently, there are no prevention protocols demonstrating real effectiveness. We aimed to investigate the possible positive effect of a prevention program for groin pain.Forty-two élite male athletes belonging to a youth academy of a professional football club were recruited in this prospective, randomized, controlled, single-blind, study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 42
• Est. completion date: December 20, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: May 20, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 16 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• subjects between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, belonging to the youth sector of a professional club.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of pain or injuries at the level of the hip-hip region at the initial assessment.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy

Intervention

Other:
• preventive treatment group
each athlete belonging to the preventive treatment group performed the protocol of preventive treatment 2 times a week, before or after the training session for five months

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Italy	Università degli Studi di Genova	Genova

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universita degli Studi di Genova

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Strength in the adductors	The strength was evaluated in Newton during maximal voluntary isometric contraction used a dynamometer (Activforce 2)	One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol
Secondary	Pain in the hip joint	The pain was rated using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) (0-10; 0 represents no pain and 10 represents maximum pain) during maximal voluntary isometric contraction (Copenhagen five-second squeeze test).	One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol
Secondary	Groin pain	The pain was rated using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) (0-10; 0 represents no pain and 10 represents maximum pain) during maximal voluntary isometric contraction (Copenhagen five-second squeeze test).	One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol
Secondary	Range of motion (ROM) of the hip joint	ROM was assessed using the distance (cm) from the head of the fibula to the edge of the bed (Bent Knee Fall Out Test)	One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol