NCT06811883

Optimising Hip Mobility, Hamstring Flexibility and Performance Using Lightback

Optimising Hip Mobility, Hamstring Flexibility and Performance in Elite Sprint and Hurdles Athletes Using Lightback: an Experimental Pilot Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidad Católica de Ávila · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In athletics, in the sprint and hurdles disciplines, muscle injuries account for a significant proportion of injuries. The hamstrings are particularly vulnerable, accounting for between 12% and 26% of all injuries in these sports. A single-blind study was conducted on 20 hurdler patients with the intention of assessing hip mobility, hamstring flexibility and performance. To collect this data, the research team will conduct examinations and interviews with the athletes in two groups: an experimental group using LightBack and a placebo group.

Conditions

• Injury;Sports

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	LIGHTBACK	This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, and the LIGHTBACK protocol is also included.
DEVICE	Placebo	This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, but the LIGHTBACK protocol is not included and a similar placebo is used.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-31
• Primary completion: 2025-03-31
• Completion: 2025-06-30
• First posted: 2025-02-06
• Last updated: 2025-02-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain