Effectiveness of a Home-based Telehealth Exercise Program on Adherence and Performance in Handball Players

NCT06900309 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CEU-029
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 28
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether Physitrack®, a telerehabilitation platform, improves players' adherence to exercise programs. The secondary objectives are to assess whether its use enhances players' jumping ability (speed, height, flight time) and to evaluate the usability of the Physitrack® application from the players' perspective, considering aspects such as ease of use and user satisfaction. The main questions this study aims to answer are: Do exercise programs conducted through an online telemedicine platform achieve good adherence among handball players? Do exercise programs carried out via this telerehabilitation platform improve performance in vertical jumping? Do exercise programs performed using this platform provide good usability and user satisfaction results? To answer these questions, researchers will compare two groups following different exercise programs. The study will analyze whether, in addition to improving adherence, a specific program designed to enhance vertical jumping yields better results compared to a more general exercise program. Participants: Will perform a vertical jump test using force plates. Must follow the assigned eight-week exercise program according to randomization. Will repeat the vertical jump test at the end of the program.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Handball players performance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Percentage of adherence to the exercise program

  Level of participation in the home exercise program through the Physitrack tele-rehabilitation platform measured as a percentage of program adherence

  From enrollment to the end of the program at 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Specific exercise program

EXPERIMENTAL

8 weeks specific exercise program. Plyomteric exercises

Other: Specific exercise program

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

8 weeks general exercise program

Other: General exercise program

Interventions

Specific exercise program OTHER

An 8-weeks specific exercise program based on lower limb plyomteric exercises

Specific exercise program

General exercise program OTHER

An 8-weeks of general exercise program focused on whole-body exercises

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Men over 18 years old who are part of the Móstoles Handball Club team

You may not qualify if:

• Injured players at the start of the study and players who do not wish to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• CEU San Pablo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

USP CEU University

Madrid, Madrid, 28668, Spain

Location

Related Publications (12)

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Study Officials

• Adrian Garcia-Catalan

  USP CEU University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 21, 2025
• First Posted: March 28, 2025
• Study Start: March 19, 2025
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2025
• Study Completion: May 30, 2025
• Last Updated: January 28, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, CSR
• Time Frame: June 2025-June2028

Locations

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