NCT06053632

Young Age Soccer Player's Lower Limb Muscle Imbalance and Functional Status

The Effect of Eccentric Exercises on Lower Limb Muscle Imbalances and Functional Status of Young Female Football Players

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lithuanian Sports University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 13 Years – 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A randomized controlled trial is designed to examine the effects of low-load and high-velocity eccentric exercises on lower limb muscular properties, imbalances and functional status of 13-15 years old female football players.

Detailed description

Twenty participants were included in the study. All participants were divided in two groups - control and experimental. In the experimental group (n=10) participants after team soccer training additional received 4 weeks eccentric exercises, in the control group (n=10) - did not perform additional exercises. The research group performed additional low-load and high-velocity - lying prone - eccentric hamstring exercise 3 times per week for 4 weeks. Pre- and post- training assessment included concentric/eccentric knee extension and flexion at 60°/s and 120°/s, changes in muscle contractile characteristics and dynamic balance.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Low-load and high-velocity - lying prone - eccentric hamstring exercise	Low-load and high-velocity - lying prone - eccentric hamstring exercise 3 times per week for 4 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-01
• Primary completion: 2023-05-01
• Completion: 2023-05-30
• First posted: 2023-09-26
• Last updated: 2023-09-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Lithuania