Effectiveness of Proprioceptive Exercises in Soccer.
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Brief Summary
SUMMARY Contextualization The knee is one of the joints that has more injuries reports in men's soccer. Nowadays there are different injury prevention protocols, but none of them specifically focus on the knee joint. Numerous studies have shown that proprioceptive work is more effective than traditional protocols. Objective This study aims to test the effects of a proprioceptive exercise program included as part of warm-up or cool-down in preventing knee injuries and muscle performance in youth soccer players Methodology This is a quasi-experimental study with three intervention groups. One group will be control, another group will be experimental with the intervention in the warm-up phase, and another one experimental group with the intervention in the cool-down phase. The independent variable will be the proprioceptive exercises, the dependent variables will be the dynamic balance measured with the Y Balance Test, and the muscular performance measured with Counter Movement Jump and the 40m sprint. The confounding variables will be age, height, weight, and body mass index (BMI).
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Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jul 2020
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 16, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 28, 2020
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 26, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2020
CompletedJuly 28, 2020
July 1, 2020
6 days
April 16, 2020
July 26, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Y Balance Test
Dynamic balance has been tested using Y Balance Test
pre-intervention
Y Balance Test
Dynamic balance has been tested using Y Balance Test
post-intervention
Y Balance Test
Dynamic balance has been tested using Y Balance Test
4 weeks post-intervention
Secondary Outcomes (3)
counter movement jump
pre-intervention
counter movement jump
post-intervention
counter movement jump
4 weeks post-intervention
Other Outcomes (3)
40-m sprint performance
pre-intervention
40-m sprint performance
post-intervention
40-m sprint performance
4 weeks post-intervention
Study Arms (3)
Control group
EXPERIMENTALThis group performed their routine training
Experimental 1
EXPERIMENTALThis group performed their routine training plus proprioceptive exercises in the warm-up.
Experimental 2
EXPERIMENTALThis group performed their routine training plus proprioceptive exercises in the cool-down
Interventions
Training will be defined by each club coach, adding four proprioceptive exercises in warm-up: Exercise Description Duration Antero-posterior bipodal horizontal jump Players will jump forward and backward with both feet together, keeping their hands on their waists 30 seconds Unipodal lateral jump Players will perform single-leg lateral jump on both sides of a previously drawn line on the ground, and keeping their hands on their waists. 30 seconds per limb. Antero-posterior unipodal horizontal jump Players will jump forward and backward with one foot, keeping their hands on their waists 30 seconds per limb. Bipodal vertical jump with or whitout ball. Players will perform vertical jumps with both feet carrying a ball in their hands (this added difficulty will be optional). 30 seconds
Training will be defined by each club coach, adding four proprioceptive exercises in cool-down: Exercise Description Duration Antero-posterior bipodal horizontal jump Players will jump forward and backward with both feet together, keeping their hands on their waists 30 seconds Unipodal lateral jump Players will perform single-leg lateral jump on both sides of a previously drawn line on the ground, and keeping their hands on their waists. 30 seconds per limb. Antero-posterior unipodal horizontal jump Players will jump forward and backward with one foot, keeping their hands on their waists 30 seconds per limb. Bipodal vertical jump with or whitout ball. Players will perform vertical jumps with both feet carrying a ball in their hands (this added difficulty will be optional). 30 seconds
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- belong to a soccer club, belong to the category of men's youth soccer,
- Not having suffered any musculoskeletal injury to the lower limb during the previous 6 months to the start of the intervention
You may not qualify if:
- suffering a neurological condition,
- suffering severe hearing or visual conditions or performing proprioceptive exercises as part of the warm-up or calm down prior to the investigation
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Universidad Alcala de Henares
Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, 28802, Spain
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Natalia Romero-Franco, PhD
University of the Balearic Islands
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Physiotherapist
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 16, 2020
First Posted
April 28, 2020
Study Start
July 26, 2020
Primary Completion
August 1, 2020
Study Completion
September 1, 2020
Last Updated
July 28, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share