Effectiveness of a Protocol of Specific Activation. (Knee)

February 1, 2021 updated by: Manuel Rodriguez Huguet, University of Cadiz

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed 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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

22

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
    • Cádiz
      • Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain, 11510
        • Ciudad Deportiva Bahía de Cádiz

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 19 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental group
The control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football, added to a specific activation of gluteus medius and core.
Other: Experimental group
Experimental group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football, added to a specific activation of gluteus medius and core.
Experimental: Control group
The control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football.
Other: Control group
Control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Y-balance test
Time Frame: Baseline
Y-balance test Measures the strength of the lower limb, neuromuscular control, flexibility and dynamic balance
Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Y-balance test
Time Frame: Baseline and four weeks.
Y-balance test Measures the strength of the lower limb, neuromuscular control, flexibility and dynamic balance.
Baseline and four weeks.
Flamingobalance test
Time Frame: Baseline and four weeks.
Flamingo balance test measures postural balance and static balance.
Baseline and four weeks.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Cadiz

Investigators

  • Study Director: Manuel Rodriguez Huguet, University of Cadiz

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 1, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 15, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

January 15, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 5, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 10, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

November 13, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 4, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 1, 2021

Last Verified

February 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Cádiz CF

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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