Trials / Enrolling By Invitation
Enrolling By InvitationNCT07170930
The Effect of a Training Programme in the Variation of Fitness Parameters, Physiological, Hematological and Biochemical Indicators of Soccer Players During the Preseason Period
- Status
- Enrolling By Invitation
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 24 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Emmanouil D. Zacharakis · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- 18 Years – 35 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of varying friendly match-play exposure during the late pre-season on physiological, biochemical, and performance adaptations in soccer players. It is hypothesized that (i) significant changes will occur across the pre-season in both the extended- and limited-play groups when analysed independently; (ii) distinct group-specific adaptations will emerge by the end of the preparatory period; and (iii) match-play exposure, when analysed across all participants, will be significantly correlated with physiological and performance outcomes at pre-season completion. Players from a randomly selected team will be assessed at three time points: pre-season start, mid-pre-season (MPS), and pre-competition phase (PC). Assessments will include anthropometry, physical performance, and markers of muscle damage, inflammation, hormonal status, and haematology. Based on the total match-play time of 8 friendly games during the late pre-season, players will be retrospectively categorised into extended-play (EP) and limited-play (LP) cohorts.time of 8 friendly games during the late pre-season, players will be retrospectively categorised into extended-play (EP) and limited-play (LP) cohorts.
Conditions
- Athletic Performance
- Soccer
- Muscle Damage
- Inflammation
- Exercise Test
- Pre-season Training
- Exercise Physiology
- Physical Fitness
- Exercise-induced Inflammation
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Friendly Match-Play Exposure: extended vs. limited | This research explores the multidimensional physiological and biochemical responses to differing volumes of friendly match-play (i.e., extended vs. limited) during the late pre-season phase in soccer players. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2025-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2025-09-15
- Completion
- 2025-09-15
- First posted
- 2025-09-12
- Last updated
- 2025-09-19
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Greece
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07170930. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.