NCT05771792

Comparison of Eccentric Training on Injury Prevention and Hamstring Strength in Football Players

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To determine the effect of the eccentric exercise training on injury prevention and hamstring strength in football players.

Detailed description

Hamstrings injuries are common among footballers with a higher prevalence rate in male footballers. Despite the relatively high incidence of hamstring injuries in sports, no clear prevention methods have been identified. Most hamstring muscle injuries occur during an eccentric phase of any activity. Eccentric hamstring training has been used for injury prevention in recent years. The two distinguishing characteristics of eccentric muscle contractions have been well understood: 1) great force output; and 2) low energy cost to produce the force. Due to these distinguishing characteristics, eccentric exercise is widely used in injury prevention programs. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of eccentric training as compared to conventional training in hamstring muscle injury prevention and strengthing in football players.

Conditions

• Sport Injury
• Exercise Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	ECCENTRIC EXERCISE	Eccentric Exercise training group will perform 8 weeks of protocol with a total 24 sessions for 45 minutes (3 session per week). During each 45 minutes training session, subjects will complete the warmup for 10 minutes, Eccentric Exercise training for 25 minutes and cool down 10minutes. All players will perform each repetition in a slow, controlled manner, 10 repetition and 3 sets in first 4 week and 15 repetition and 3 sets in last 4 weeks of all exercises for 45 minutes. Eccentric exercise training protocol is as follow: Prone Hamstring Curl, Seated TheraBand Hamstring Curl, Exercise Ball (or glider) Bridge with Curl, Stiff-Legged Deadlift, Single Leg Deadlift, Nordic Hamstring Curl.
OTHER	CONVENTIONAL EXERCISES PROGRAM	The participant of the Control Group will perform 8 weeks of protocol with a total 24 sessions for 45 minutes (3 session per week). During each 45 minutes training session, subjects will complete the warmup for 10 minutes, conventional training for 25 minutes and cool down 10minutes. All players will perform each repetition in a slow, controlled manner, 10 repetition and 3 sets in first 4 week and 15 repetition and 3 sets in last 4 weeks of all exercises for 45 minutes. The exercise will be as follow: Side Lunges, Split Squats, Calf Raises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-01
• Primary completion: 2023-02-01
• Completion: 2023-07-12
• First posted: 2023-03-16
• Last updated: 2023-07-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan