Efficacy of Manual Therapy Combined With an Exercise Programme VS Combined Electrotherapy on Football Players With Adductor Tendinopathy

June 21, 2021 updated by: JORGE VELAZQUEZ SAORNIL, Universidad Católica de Ávila

Efficacy of Manual Therapy Combined With an Exercise Programme Versus Combined Electrotherapy on Football Players With Adductor Tendinopathy: Randomised Clinical Trial

Background: Groin pain associated with adductor tendinopathy is the second cause of muscle pathology in a football player (20%), so a good treatment taking into account both internal and external factors that may influence the pathology of our patient, would be the key to an improvement in the symptoms he may have. Material and methods: Firstly, the pain threshold is measured by performing the Copenhagen compression test, and in a palpation at the proximal level of the adductors, the hip joint range (ROM) is measured and the HAGOS questionnaire is passed. Then, a sample of 20 participants (N = 20) is selected and randomly divided into two groups, a control group of 10 participants (n = 10), with a treatment based on electrotherapy combined with an exercise programme; and an experimental group of 10 participants (n = 10) with a treatment based on manual therapy combined with an exercise programme. Finally, they performed all measurements.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

20

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
      • Ávila, Spain, 05005
        • Universidad Católica de Ávila

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

15 years to 30 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age range between 15 and 30 years old.
  • Third division and third year national youth football players.
  • Males.
  • Average of 3 training sessions and 1 match per week.
  • Pain when performing the Copenhagen test or Squeeze test for 5 seconds (s).
  • Pain on palpation of the proximal insertion of the adductors.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Players over 30 years of age and under 15 years of age.
  • Players with previous adductor surgery.
  • Players with inguinal hernia.
  • Players with signs or symptoms of urinary or genital pathology.
  • Players unable to attend study treatment sessions.
  • Players on medication during treatment.
  • Players who are undergoing other treatment for groin pathology or have had previous treatment of less than one month.

previous treatment of less than one month.

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: Manual therapy
Football players with adductor tendinopathy undergoing treatment consisting of manual therapy and therapeutic exercise.
Other: Physiotherapy
The aim is to test two treatment techniques against each other to see how effective they are.
Experimental: Electrotherapy
Footballers with adductor tendinopathy undergoing electrotherapy treatment
Other: Physiotherapy
The aim is to test two treatment techniques against each other to see how effective they are.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Satisfaction assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale
Time Frame: 30 days
Visual analogue scale that measures the subjective pain of each individual. It is distributed from zero to ten, where zero is the minimum pain reported by the individual and ten is the maximum pain endured.
30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Range of motion, articular
Time Frame: 30 days
Observe range of motion, articular
30 days
Rate of functionality
Time Frame: 30 days
Measuring functionality after treatment in adductor tendinopathy
30 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Universidad Católica de Ávila

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)

March 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

May 27, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 28, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 21, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

June 23, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 23, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 21, 2021

Last Verified

June 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 28/05/2021

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

In the future, it is planned to share the research study with the rest of the scientific community through a paper submitted to a leading research journal.

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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