Acute Effects of Static Stretching on the Knee Joint Position Sense of Soccer Players

NCT06691373 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ESS/FSA - 391/23-3
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 17
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the acute effects of static stretching on the knee joint-position sense of soccer players.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Static Stretching; Joint Position Sense; Proprioception; Knee; Soccer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Absolute angular error

  The absolute value of the difference between the target range and the achieved range

  Change from Baseline (Pre) to Immediately after interventions or control (Post)

• Relative angular error

  The arithmetic difference between the target range and the range achieved

  Change from Baseline (Pre) to Immediately after interventions or control (Post)

• Variable angular error

  The standard deviation of the 3 repositionings

  Change from Baseline (Pre) to Immediately after interventions or control (Post)

Study Arms (3)

Control Condition

NO INTERVENTION

5-minute rest

Static Stretching of 30 seconds

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Static stretching of the quadriceps and hamstrings for 30 seconds

Other: Static Stretching

Static Stretching of 90 seconds

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Static stretching of the quadriceps and hamstrings for 90 seconds

Other: Static Stretching

Interventions

Static Stretching OTHER

Static stretching of the quadriceps and hamstrings which was performed in the dominant limb, and held in a position where the participants referred discomfort: * Quadriceps - participants were in the standing position, with one hand holding the back of a chair to maintain the balance, and were instructed to pull the ankle of the lower limb to be stretched, pressing the heel towards the buttocks and, at the same time, extending the thigh; * Hamstrings - participants were also in the standing position, with the heel resting on a chair. They were then instructed to lean the body forward keeping the spine erect and the pelvis in anteversion, to obtain a stretch over the knee and hip.

Static Stretching of 30 seconds; Static Stretching of 90 seconds

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• male soccer players
• aged between 18 and 30 years old
• with normal knee range of motion
• without history of lower limb injuries in the last 6 months

You may not qualify if:

• history of knee surgery
• with cardiorespiratory, neurological or vestibular diseases
• with positive knee integrity tests (anterior drawer, posterior drawer, Lachman test and valgus and varus stress tests)
• using drugs that could affect the central nervous system, balance, or motor control (sedatives, anxiolytics, analgesics, NSAIDs, muscle relaxants, or antibiotics).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Fernando Pessoa: lead

Study Sites (1)

Escola Superior de Saúde Fernando Pessoa

Porto, Portugal

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Muscle Stretching Exercises

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 13, 2024
• First Posted: November 15, 2024
• Study Start: May 2, 2023
• Primary Completion: July 28, 2023
• Study Completion: July 31, 2023
• Last Updated: November 15, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-11

Locations

PT (1)