Impact of Elastic Band Resistance Training on Female Football Performance: A Pilot Study

Evaluating the Effects of Elastic Bands Resistance Training on Performance Parameters in Female Football Players: A Pilot Study

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effects of a 6-week strength training program with elastic bands on several physical components in adult female football players. The main question it aims to answer is:

Will a specific elastic band resistance training help improve some components of physical performance in adult female football players?

Participants will perform a bi-weekly elastic band resistance training, during a period of 6-weeks. This program will be incorporated into their in-season regimen, before their training session.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Physical Perfrormance Parameters
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: EBT

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 10
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Henrique Sousa, MSc; Phone Number: +351934551303; Email: hsousa.dcd@umaia.pt

Study Locations

• Portugal
  • Porto
    • Maia, Porto, Portugal, 4475-690 Maia
      • Recruiting
      • University of Maia
      • Contact: Henrique Sousa, MSc; Phone Number: +351934551303

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• be over 18 years of age;
• belong in the senior level of an amateur or professional women´s football club;
• play in one of the three Portuguese national women´s football leagues.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Elastic Band Group; Athletes that have participated in a bi-weekly elastic band resistance training program.	Other: EBT; Elastic Band Resistance Training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Knee extension and flexion isometric strength	Maximal isometric knee extension and flexion force will be measured using a handheld dynamometer (DynaMo Plus, VALD Performance, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia). For the knee extension assessment, participants will be in a seated position, whereas during the knee flexion evaluation, the participants will be in a prone position. To generate their maximal torque, the dynamometer chain length will be adjusted so that their knee angle will be at ∼60° and ∼30°, for the knee extension and flexion, respectively. Participants will then apply a maximal isometric effort, maintaining it for 5s, without any subsidiary body movements.	At the beginning and end of the study (Week 1 and Week 6)
Vertical jump	Jump height was evaluated using an optical measurement system (OptoJump, Microgate, Bolzano, Italy). The players will perform the countermovement jump, where they will begin from an upright position; a rapid downward movement to a knee angle of ∼90°, immediately transitioning to propel themselves upwards into the air.	At the beginning and end of the study (Week 1 and Week 6)
Change of direction sprint	The Modified T-Test will be implemented to assess change of direction sprint. This evaluation has within itself directional changes such as forward sprinting, left and right-side shuffling, and backpedaling. Photocells (WhittyGate, Microgate, Bolzano, Italy) will be used for a more precise time count.	At the beginning and end of the study (Week 1 and Week 6)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Institute of Maia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): October 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 16, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 16, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): October 18, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 18, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 16, 2024
• Last Verified: October 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: EBT_HS_01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No