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

February 1, 2022 updated by: Riphah International University

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

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

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed 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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

34

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

  • Pakistan
      • Islamabad, Pakistan, 44000
        • Riphah International University

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

14 years to 24 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

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.

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group A: Nordic Hamstring Exercise

This group includes 15 male participants who will be given 10 minutes of warm and cool down sessions that includes stretching.

Number of sets and repetitions progressively increase i-e: Week 1 - 2 sessions with 2 sets of 5 repetitions each. Week 2 - 2 sessions with 3 set of 5 repetitions each. Week 3 - 2 sessions with 4 set of 6 repetitions each. Week 4 - 2 sessions with 4 set of 8 repetitions each.
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.
Experimental: Group B: Hamstring Curl with Resistance Band

This group includes 15 male participants who will be given 10 minutes of warm and cool down sessions that includes stretching.

Number of sets progressively increase i-e: Week 1 - 2 sessions with 2 sets of 15 repetitions each. Week 2 - 2 sessions with 3 set of 15 repetitions each. Week 3 - 2 sessions with 4 set of 15 repetitions each. Week 4 - 2 sessions with 4 set of 15 repetitions each.
Other: Hamstring Curl with Resistance band

Traditional Hamstring Curl by using Resistance band.

Resistance Band: Thera-band Green, 4.6 kg resistance at 100% elongation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Modified sphygmomanometer Test
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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
Manual Muscle Test (MMT)
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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 Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
40-yard dash Test
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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
Muscle soreness rating following exercise
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Riphah International University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 29, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 31, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 3, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 1, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

February 2, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 2, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 1, 2022

Last Verified

January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REC/01015 Anas Bin Mujeeb

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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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