NCT07152275

Percussive Therapy in U19 Males: Flexibility, Balance, Jump

The Effect of Percussive Therapy on Muscle Flexibility, Balance, and Jump Performance in Licensed U19 Football Players and Sedentary Healthy Males Under 19 Years of Age

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 15 Years – 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effects of percussive therapy on muscle flexibility, balance, and jump performance in licensed U19 football players and sedentary healthy males under 19. Percussive therapy will be applied to the hamstring muscles for 120 seconds. Flexibility, balance, and explosive strength will be assessed using the sit-and-reach test, Y-Balance Test, and vertical jump test, respectively. The study also aims to compare the therapy's effects between active and sedentary participants.

Detailed description

This study investigates the effects of 120-second percussive therapy applied to the hamstring muscles on flexibility, balance, and jump performance in two distinct groups: licensed U19 football players and sedentary healthy males under the age of 19. The intervention will be delivered using a handheld massage gun device, and outcomes will be evaluated using the sit-and-reach test (flexibility), the Y-Balance Test (dynamic balance), and the My Jump Lab mobile app (jump performance). Pre- and post-intervention assessments will be compared within each group, and the results will also be analyzed to identify any differences in response between the active and sedentary participants.

Conditions

• Physical Inactivity
• Postural Balance
• Athletic Performance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Percussive Therapy	Percussive therapy will be administered using the "Hypervolt Go 2 Black," a massage gun commonly used in clinical and athletic settings. Participants will lie in a prone position on a treatment table. To promote hamstring muscle relaxation, a support roll will be placed under the ankle. The intervention will be delivered by the same researcher for all participants to ensure consistency. Using the round head attachment, percussive therapy will be applied longitudinally along the hamstring muscle group (from proximal to distal) for a total of 120 seconds per leg. Specifically, 60 seconds will be applied to the semitendinosus and semimembranosus, and 60 seconds to the biceps femoris. The same procedure will then be repeated on the opposite leg.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-01
• Primary completion: 2025-11-01
• Completion: 2026-01-08
• First posted: 2025-09-03
• Last updated: 2026-01-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)