Low Back Pain and Motor Control in Soccer Players

NCT05934201 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: GO 22/110
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Identification of the effects of low back pain and motor control influence on soccer players performance.

Conditions

Chronic Low-back Pain

Keywords

soccer; motor control; balance; agility; performance; coordination; speed; functional movement screen

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (9)

• Motor control disorder

  Motor control test battery: the test consists of ten different tests (forward bend, return from forward bend, sitting forward lean,sitting knee extension, pelvic tilt, one leg stance,side bending, rocking forward, prone knee flexion, hip abduction).Whether the total score increases, the motor control disorders increase.

  baseline

• Core stability

  Sharmann's core stability test

  baseline

• Core muscles endurance

  Sport-specific endurance plank test, right and left side bridge endurance test

  baseline

• Static balance

  Stand Stork test

  baseline

• Dynamic balance

  Lower quadrant y balance test

  baseline

• Agility

  T test

  baseline

• Speed and coordination

  4-10 Shuttle run test

  baseline

• Explosive power

  Standing long jump test

  baseline

• Kinetic chain

  Functional movement screen

  baseline

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Nordic Musculoskeletal System Questionnaire

  baseline

• Sport Motivation Scale-2

  baseline

• Oswestry Disability Index

  baseline

• Postural changes

  baseline

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 25 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All volunteer employees who are over the age of 16, have been playing football for at least three years, have not been away from football for more than two weeks, play football and meet the inclusion criteria of the study will be included.

You may qualify if:

• Be over 16 years old,
• Participating in the soccer training for at least three years,
• Soccer players who have not stayed away from their sport for more than two weeks

You may not qualify if:

• Any history of orthopedic or neurological injury or pain that may interfere with normal football training or competition during assessment
• History of spine/lower and upper extremity surgery,
• Structural deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis,
• Having trap neuropathy
• Soccer players who had injuries other than chronic low back pain in the last 6 months will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hacettepe University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Aynur Demirel

Ankara, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Akkus C, Demirel A. The impact of chronic low back pain and motor control impairment on athletic performance in elite soccer players: a cross-sectional study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2025 Aug 12;26(1):781. doi: 10.1186/s12891-025-09023-x.

  PMID: 40797311 DERIVED

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 1 Day
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 5, 2023
• First Posted: July 6, 2023
• Study Start: July 7, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2023
• Study Completion: December 31, 2023
• Last Updated: August 15, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Locations

TU (1)