Neuromuscular Warm-up Intervention to Improve Postural Control in Female Handball Players

Postural Balance Clinical Trial

Official title:

Efficacy of a Specific Warm-up Program to Improve Static and Dynamic Postural Control in Adult Female Handball Players

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02925377
• Other study ID #: 115_15Bc
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 4, 2016
• Last updated: October 4, 2016
• Start date: September 2010
• Est. completion date: May 2011

Study information

• Verified date: October 2016
• Source: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Germany: Ethics Commission
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Female handball athletes are at a particular risk of sustaining lower extremity injuries. The study examines time-dependent adaptations of static and dynamic balance as potential injury risk factors to a specific warm-up program focusing on neuromuscular control.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 41
• Est. completion date: May 2011
• Est. primary completion date: December 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Gender: Female

• Handball players

• Actively participated in competitions

• Uninjured at study enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Postural Balance

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Neuromuscular warm-up
The intervention group replaced their regular warm-up routine with seven neuromuscular warm-up exercises performed for 15 minutes prior to each practice session (3x/week) over a period of eleven weeks.
• Standard warm-up
Athletes in the control group followed their regular 15 minutes warm-up routine provided by the team coaches.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Institute of Sport Science and Sport; FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg	Erlangen	Bavaria

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change from Baseline: Static postural control	Postural sway (center of pressure sway velocity) during unipedal quiet standing, eyes opened (20 seconds)	3, 6, 9, and 11 weeks	No
Primary	Change from Baseline: Dynamic postural control	Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT)	3, 6, 9, and 11 weeks	No