Proprioception, Motor Control and Injury Risk on Female Wrestlers

NCT07504666 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2025/221
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aimed to examine the effect of a 4-week neuromuscular balance-based training program on landing mechanics as reflected by the Landing Error Scoring System-Real Time (LESS-RT), together with associated changes in knee proprioception (JPS), force sense (FSET), static balance (SLST), and single-leg functional performance in elite female wrestlers.

Conditions

Female Athletes; Neuromuscular Training; Proprioception; Postural Balance; Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Landing Mechanics

Keywords

Female Athletes; Neuromuscular Training; Proprioception; Postural Balance; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk; Landing Mechanics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Landing Error Scoring System (LESS)

  The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) is an observational assessment tool used to evaluate lower extremity biomechanics during a jump-landing task. Participants perform a standardized jump from a platform and land while their movements are recorded and analyzed based on specific criteria. Higher LESS scores indicate a greater number of movement errors and an increased risk of lower extremity injury, particularly anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. A commonly used cut-off score is ≥5, indicating a higher risk of lower extremity injury, particularly ACL injury.

  t0: baseline t1: at 4 weeks (post-intervention, after 12 sessions)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Joint Position Sense (JPS)

  t0: baseline t1: at 4 weeks (post-intervention, after 12 sessions)

Other Outcomes (3)

• Assessment of Strength Sensation with Barometric Cuff

  t0: baseline t1: at 4 weeks (post-intervention, after 12 sessions)

• Single-Leg Hop Test Battery

  t0: baseline t1: at 4 weeks (post-intervention, after 12 sessions)

• Lower Extremity Functional Scale

  t0: baseline t1: at 4 weeks (post-intervention, after 12 sessions)

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

proprioceptive exercise application. The intervention process will be planned as individualized sessions, 3 days a week, for 30 minutes each, over a period of 4 weeks, and will be conducted under the supervision of a physiotherapist.

Other: Exercise

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

no additional intervention

Interventions

Exercise OTHER

* Single-leg balance and squats on a soft surface (balance pad) * Static and dynamic balance exercises with eyes closed * Closed and open kinetic chain knee exercises with Theraband * Landing and jumping control on a mini trampoline

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 24 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Not having suffered a knee injury or undergone surgery within the last 6 months,
• Not having a known neurological, vestibular, or rheumatological disease,
• Committing to regular participation in planned training sessions throughout the study period.

You may not qualify if:

• not being a volunteer

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Yalova: lead

Study Sites (1)

Yalova University

Yalova, Yalova, 77100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: assisstant professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 18, 2026
• First Posted: April 1, 2026
• Study Start: June 30, 2025
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2025
• Study Completion: November 20, 2025
• Last Updated: April 1, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)