Effectiveness of the Use of Lightback in Conventional Football Training.

NCT06490354 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 290624
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Lightback is a patented device that allows instrumental stretching of the gluteal muscles. Football players overload this musculature and this type of device is effective and the cost/benefit ratio is high. The intention is to carry out a randomised clinical trial to carry out a study on athletes to see the differences between a group of football players with their normal training and a group of football players with their normal training and the application of lightback beforehand. The variables studied will be sprint speed in 20 and 40m, vertical jump height, hamstring muscle injuries throughout the season, triceps sural injuries throughout the season, internal and external hip ROM, dorsal flexion ankle ROM.

Conditions

Injury; Hip

Keywords

hip; gluteal regions; range of motion, articular; footballs

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Range of motion

  Measurement of hip joint range and ankle dorsiflexion measured with goniometer

  5 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Sprint

  5 weeks

• Vertical jump height

  5 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Lightback group

EXPERIMENTAL

Use of the lightback device to relax the gluteal musculature.

Device: Lightback group

Conventional group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Conventional treatment to relax the gluteal musculature and prevent hamstring injuries.

Other: Conventional treatment

Interventions

Lightback group DEVICE

Use of the patented Lightback device to relax the gluteal musculature and prevent hamstring injuries.

Lightback group

Conventional treatment OTHER

Conventional treatment to relax the gluteal musculature and prevent hamstring injuries.

Conventional group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Professional football players
• Age range 18 to 45 years
• Able to perform physical exertion without discomfort.

You may not qualify if:

• Football players recently injured or in an active recovery phase.
• Heterometrics
• Non-collaborators
• Alteration of sensitivity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Católica de Ávila: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Ávila, 05005, Spain

Location

Related Publications (7)

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  PMID: 28544170 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hip Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: Single blinding.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 29, 2024
• First Posted: July 8, 2024
• Study Start: July 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2024
• Study Completion: March 24, 2025
• Last Updated: March 27, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Locations

ES (1)