Resistance Band Training Versus Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Strength Among Football Players

Intervention Clinical Trial

Official title:

Compare the Effects of Resistance Band Training and Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Strength Among Football Players

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05220215
• Other study ID #: REC/01015 Anas Bin Mujeeb
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 29, 2021
• Est. completion date: November 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: January 2022
• Source: Riphah International University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The major aim of this project to compare the effects of Resistance band training and Nordic hamstring exercise on hamstring strength among football players.

Description:

Hamstring strength is important in football players and plays an important role in their sprint gait cycle. Football players should develop sprinter-like musculature in order to benefit their body strength and power hence preventing from hamstring strain injuries. Professional and recreational sports like Football, hamstring muscle strength training is commonly used to increase and balance lower body strength and power.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 34
• Est. completion date: November 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: October 31, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 28 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male

2. Age: 18-28 years

3. Football players

4. Playing should be at least for 1 year

Exclusion Criteria:

1. To be involved in any additional strength training program i-e: Gym Activities

2. Athletes having hamstring and Quadriceps injuries

3. History of trauma at knee, hip or back

4. Recent history of any upper and lower extremity fracture

5. Any orthopedic or neurological disorder.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Injury Prevention
• Intervention

Intervention

Other:
• Nordic Hamstring Exercise
To perform Nordic Hamstring Exercise, the subject was in kneeling position on the mat, arms by the side or in front of the chest, knee in 90-degree flexion and ankles well stabilized with the help of a therapist which is positioned behind the subject. Then subject was asked to lean forward by using the hamstring muscles by extending while trying to resist the forward fall, he should lean forward from the knee and not from the hip. The only time one can put his hands in front of him is when he can't rely on his legs and then push himself back to starting position and them repeat the procedure again.
• Hamstring Curl with Resistance band
Traditional Hamstring Curl by using Resistance band. Resistance Band: Thera-band Green, 4.6 kg resistance at 100% elongation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Riphah international university	Islamabad

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Riphah International University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

References & Publications (5)

Babu SK, Paul A. Effectiveness of Nordic hamstring exercise in improving hamstring muscle flexibility, strength and endurance among young adults. Int J Health Sci Res. 2018; 8(3):119-132

Huggins, S, Davies, N, Evans, KL, and Williams, MD. Nordic hamstring exercise strength changes over a season in academy footballers. Br J Sports Med. 2017; 51: 332.

Mjølsnes R, Arnason A, Østhagen T, Raastad T, Bahr R. A 10-week randomized trial comparing eccentric vs. concentric hamstring strength training in well-trained soccer players. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2004 Oct;14(5):311-7. — View Citation

Monajati A, Larumbe-Zabala E, Goss-Sampson M, Naclerio F. The Effectiveness of Injury Prevention Programs to Modify Risk Factors for Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Hamstring Injuries in Uninjured Team Sports Athletes: A Systematic Review. PLoS One. 2016 May 12;11(5):e0155272. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155272. eCollection 2016. Review. — View Citation

Rey E, Paz-Domínguez Á, Porcel-Almendral D, Paredes-Hernández V, Barcala-Furelos R, Abelairas-Gómez C. Effects of a 10-Week Nordic Hamstring Exercise and Russian Belt Training on Posterior Lower-Limb Muscle Strength in Elite Junior Soccer Players. J Strength Cond Res. 2017 May;31(5):1198-1205. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001579. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Modified sphygmomanometer Test	Modified sphygmomanometer is a non-invasive test and method which may provide reliable, rapid and valid measurement of assessing hamstring strength in field-based sports.	4 weeks
Primary	Manual Muscle Test (MMT)	Manual muscle test (MMT) is a procedure for the evaluation of strength of individual muscle or muscles group, based upon the effective performance of a movement in relation to the forces of gravity or Manual Resistance through the available Range of motion (ROM). Manual Muscle Testing Grading System from 0=No visible or palpable contraction to 5= full range of movement against gravity, maximal resistance.	4 weeks
Secondary	40-yard dash Test	Subjects were asked to be ready in a starting position with the appropriate foot position behind the starting line without any physical movements and subjects ran up to 40-yard when the signal was given out. The stopwatch was started when the players started to run and stopped when they had reached the finishing line. The procedures were repeated for the second time. Two trial results were documented and the best result was taken.	4 weeks
Secondary	Muscle soreness rating following exercise	Participants used a 10-point Numeric Pain Rating scale to record the level of muscle soreness experienced after 1, 2, 4-week training sessions. Ratings of soreness intensity will be assessed consisted of a single 0-10 scale, with "0" indicating "no soreness at all" and "10" indicating the "greatest soreness they could imagine".	4 weeks