Elastic Band Exercise to Improve Hip Strength and Agility in Young Basketball Players

NCT07421986 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 04-2059/3
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 21
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Here is the complete Brief Summary entry in a single paragraph, written in plain language, and excluding the study results (as requested), but maintaining academic rigor in describing the study design: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a 4-week short-term eccentric strengthening program using elastic bands on both hip adductor muscle strength and agility performance in young male basketball players. For this randomized controlled trial, twenty-one healthy young male athletes were separated by chance into two conditions: a training group, which performed the 4-week elastic band protocol in addition to their regular basketball training, and a control group, which engaged exclusively in their routine training. The primary measurements for comparison were maximal eccentric and isometric hip adduction strength (using a hand-held dynamometer) and the agility T-test. It is hypothesized that this targeted eccentric strengthening will lead to a significant enhancement of both hip adduction strength and overall athletic performance in the intervention group

Conditions

Eccentric Exercise Training; Strength Training Effects; Strengthening Exercises; Hip Adduction Strength; Healthy Participants

Keywords

elastic band; resistance training; lower limb muscle; hip adductor

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Maximal Eccentric Hip Adduction Strength (EHAD)

  Maximum force (in kilograms) produced during an eccentric contraction of the hip adductor muscles, measured using a hand-held dynamometer (HHD) in a side-lying position on the dominant leg.

  Baseline (Pre-intervention) and 4 Weeks (Post-intervention)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Maximal Isometric Hip Adduction Strength (IHAD)

  Baseline (Pre-intervention) and 4 Weeks (Post-intervention)

• Isometric Hip Abduction Strength (IHAB)

  Baseline (Pre-intervention) and 4 Weeks (Post-intervention)

• Agility T-test Time

  Baseline (Pre-intervention) and 4 Weeks (Post-intervention)

Study Arms (2)

Training group, Elastic Band Training Group, Eccentric Strengthening Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Four-week eccentric and isometric hip-adduction training using elastic bands. Training sessions were supervised group sessions performed 2-3 times per week (2x/week in week 1; 3x/week in weeks 2-4) prior to regular basketball training. The exercise was performed in a standing position using elastic bands. Each repetition involved a 3-second concentric contraction, a 2-second isometric contraction, and a 3-second eccentric (hip-adduction) movement until full hip-abduction. The training load progressed from 3 sets of 15 RM in week 1, to 3 sets of 10 RM in weeks 2-3, and finally 3 sets of 8 RM in week 4. Both legs were trained

Behavioral: Eccentric Hip Adductor Strengthening with Elastic Bands

Contro group (CG), Regular Training Control

NO INTERVENTION

The Control Group (CG) continued with their regular basketball training. This included five basketball training sessions and one competitive game per week, which was the same frequency as the training group.

Interventions

Eccentric Hip Adductor Strengthening with Elastic Bands BEHAVIORAL

The training was performed in a standing position, focusing on eccentric hip adduction. The participant started from full hip-abduction. A single repetition consisted of a 3-second concentric contraction (adduction), followed by a 2-second isometric contraction, and then a 3-second eccentric movement (abduction) back to full hip-abduction, with a 2-second pause before the next repetition. The intervention spanned 4 weeks, with the training frequency and intensity progressively increasing. Load (elastic band resistance and fixation distance) was individually determined one week prior to the intervention based on repetition maximum (RM) sets. During Week 1, participants trained 2 times per week, performing 3 sets per leg at 15 RM. This progressed to 3 sessions per week for Weeks 2 and 3, with the load increasing to 10 RM (3 sets per leg). Finally, in Week 4, the frequency remained at 3 sessions per week, and the intensity was further increased to 8 RM (3 sets per leg).

Training group, Elastic Band Training Group, Eccentric Strengthening Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Healthy young male basketball players.
• Must be a participant in a sub-elite basketball team.
• Age: 15-18 years

You may not qualify if:

• Injury and/or pain in the knee, hip, groin, and/or lower back within the last six months
• Previous history of hip-adductor exercises performed in the preceding six months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Nebojša Trajković: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Sport and Physical Education

Niš, 18000, Serbia

Location

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 12, 2026
• First Posted: February 19, 2026
• Study Start: January 10, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 10, 2024
• Study Completion: March 1, 2024
• Last Updated: February 19, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)