NCT07092735

Neuro-Athletic Training in Football

Optimizing Elite Football Performance Through Neuro-Athletic Training: A Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 56 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 23 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of an 8-week neuro-athletic training (NAT) program in enhancing sport-specific skills and physical capacities in elite male football players aged 18-23 years. Participants were randomly assigned to a NAT intervention group or a control group that maintained standard training. The NAT program involved oculomotor, vestibular, and proprioceptive drills. Primary outcomes include passing and shooting accuracy; secondary outcomes include flexibility and isokinetic knee strength.

Conditions

• Athletic Performance
• Neurocognitive Function
• Proprioception
• Soccer
• Sensorimotor Integration
• Eye Movements
• Neuroathletic Training

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Neuro-Athletic Training	Participants receive a structured 8-week NAT program including oculomotor, vestibular, and proprioceptive drills, 3 sessions/week (35-45 minutes each).
OTHER	Standard Training	Participants continue their standard in-season football training program without any NAT components.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-12
• Primary completion: 2024-07-12
• Completion: 2024-08-12
• First posted: 2025-07-30
• Last updated: 2025-07-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)