Plyometric and Stability Exercise Protocol in Female Basketball Players

NCT06423157 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PlyoBask
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 19
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Introduction. Basketball is a high intensity intermittent sport, requiring jumping, running, accelerations and decelerations with changes of direction and lateral movements. Plyometric exercises are a training technique that consists of a cycle of muscle stretching and shortening in which the energy stored in the eccentric phase (lengthening) is released facilitating the production of maximum power in the concentric phase (shortening). Objective. To analyse the efficacy of a physiotherapy intervention through a protocol of plyometric and stability exercises in the improvement of vertical jump, stability, flexibility and agility in federated female basketball players. The primary variable will be the vertical jump (My jump 2.0). Secondary variables will be stability (Y balance test), flexibility (Sit and Reach) and agility (T-Test). Methods. Controlled, single-blind clinical study. 20 athletes will be randomised to the experimental and control groups. The intervention of the experimental group will consist of a protocol using plyometric and stability exercises. The athletes included in the control group will not perform any intervention and will continue with their usual routine. The intervention period will last 6 weeks, with a periodicity of 2 weekly sessions of 20 minutes each.

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Keywords

Basketball; Plyometric Exercises; Stability; Flexibility; Agility; Physiotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Assess the changes in vertical jump

  The vertical jump will be measured with the My jump 2.0® application. The athlete will be asked to jump as high as possible from a standing position, raising the body in the air by means of an impulse generated by the leg muscles. The evaluation consists of the recording of the jump, the calculation of the height of the vertical jump and the athlete's strength and speed levels. The unit of measurement of this tool is the centimetre, where the greater the distance, the higher the vertical jump.

  Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after six weeks follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Assess the changes in stability

  Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after six weeks follow-up

• Assess the changes in flexibility

  Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after six weeks follow-up

• Assess the changes in agility

  Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after six weeks follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention period will last 6 weeks, with a periodicity of 2 weekly sessions of 20 minutes each. All interventions will take place at the Palacio de los Deportes de Murcia. All interventions will be carried out by the same physiotherapist, following the same protocol. The intervention of the experimental group will consist of a protocol using plyometric and stability exercises.

Other: Intervention

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The athletes included in the control group will not undergo any intervention and will continue with their usual routine.

Interventions

Intervention OTHER

The intervention period will last 6 weeks, with a periodicity of 2 weekly sessions of 20 minutes each. All interventions will take place at the Palacio de los Deportes de Murcia. All interventions will be carried out by the same physiotherapist, following the same protocol. The intervention of the experimental group will consist of a protocol using plyometric and stability exercises.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Female players over 18 years of age.
• That during the study period they play basketball competing in the 1st Women's Division 1 category of the Basketball Federation of the Region of Murcia.
• That they perform strength exercises at least once a week.
• That they sign the informed consent document.

You may not qualify if:

• Players with knee or ankle injuries in the 6 months prior to the study.
• Players who use ankle or knee braces regularly.
• Players with lower limb surgery in the last year.
• Players whose participation is contraindicated by the team doctor, physiotherapist or physical trainer.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidad Católica San Antonio, Murcia

Murcia, 30107, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Methods

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Investigative Techniques

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Three assessments will be made throughout the study: before the intervention (T0), after the experimental phase (T1) and after a 6-week follow-up period (T2). All variables will be assessed by an evaluator blinded to the assignment of the athletes to the study groups.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 15, 2024
• First Posted: May 21, 2024
• Study Start: May 19, 2024
• Primary Completion: June 15, 2024
• Study Completion: July 1, 2024
• Last Updated: March 25, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-05

Locations

ES (1)