Comparison Interventions on Kinetic and Kinematic Parameters

NCT07326475 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: KB/523/2025
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Currently, it is difficult to find studies in the literature comparing proprioception exercises with the effect of manual therapy on improving balance, and in the long run it may translate into improved activity, functionality and injury prevention in athletes, when planning training or therapy, e.g. in patients after ankle sprains.

Conditions

Young Football Players; Ankle Sprain Prevention

Keywords

soccer; proprioception; manualn therapy; postural balance; biomechanics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Y balance test

  Consists of the volunteer standing on one leg while simultaneously stretching the other lower limb in 3 different directions. These are: anterior, posteromedial and posterolateral.

  The test will be administered twice during a single training session. Baseline (0 minutes before the intervention) and immediately post-intervention (within 5 minutes after completion of the training session). Each test will be repeated three times.

• 1. Balance

  K-FORCE plates assess balance characteristics during testing.

  The test will be administered twice during a single training session. Baseline (0 minutes before the intervention) and immediately post-intervention (within 5 minutes after completion of the training session). Each test will be repeated three times.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Assessment of proprioception.

  The test will be administered twice during a single training session. Baseline (0 minutes before the intervention) and immediately post-intervention (within 5 minutes after completion of the training session). Each test will be repeated three times.

• Muscle strength assessment

  The test will be administered twice during a single training session. Baseline (0 minutes before the intervention) and immediately post-intervention (within 5 minutes after completion of the training session). Each test will be repeated three times.

Study Arms (3)

Group A "Diagonal Mobilization'

EXPERIMENTAL

Will be used: manipulation, placebo and exercise

Other: Manual therapy; Other: Placebo; Other: Exercise

Group B "Placebo"

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Will be used: manipulation, placebo and exercise

Other: Manual therapy; Other: Placebo; Other: Exercise

Group C "Proprioception Training"

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Will be used: manipulation, placebo and exercise

Other: Manual therapy; Other: Placebo; Other: Exercise

Interventions

Manual therapy OTHER

This technique involves mobilizing the upper ankle joints by mobilizing the talus and calcaneus, improving pronation.

Group A "Diagonal Mobilization'; Group B "Placebo"; Group C "Proprioception Training"

Placebo OTHER

The players will perform their own type of pro-receptive training.

Group A "Diagonal Mobilization'; Group B "Placebo"; Group C "Proprioception Training"

Exercise OTHER

Pro-receptive training will be performed.

Group A "Diagonal Mobilization'; Group B "Placebo"; Group C "Proprioception Training"

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 13 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Age 11-13 years
• Male
• Minimum 2 years of experience in soccer coaching
• Participation in regular club training (at least 3 times a week)
• Parental/legal guardian consent and participant consent to participate in the study
• No medical contraindications to physical activity

You may not qualify if:

• Current injury or contusion of the musculoskeletal system that prevents full participation in training
• Chronic diseases that may affect the musculoskeletal system or balance
• Participation in other training programs focused on proprioception or undergoing other physiotherapy interventions during the study period

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of Gdansk: lead

Study Sites (1)

Escola Futbolu Pruszcz Gdański

Gdansk, 80-210, Poland

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 25, 2025
• First Posted: January 8, 2026
• Study Start: November 20, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2025
• Study Completion: January 20, 2026
• Last Updated: January 8, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PL (1)