Acute Responses to a Potentiation Warm-up Protocol in Female Football Players.

University of Tromso (UiT)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Athletic Performance

Treatments: Other: Usual warm-up protocol; Other: Potentiation warm-up protocol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06555185

2022/03

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to determine if the performance of female football players is affected after exposure to a potentiation protocol. It is hypothesized that performance in the selected physical tests will improve significantly and meaningfully after performing the chosen potentiation protocol compared to the control group's warm-up.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• players from any playing position (except goalkeepers) able to train without limitations.

Exclusion criteria

• players with any existing medical conditions that could compromise participation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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17 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Potentiation warm-up protocol with jumps combined with sprints with change of direction.

Treatment:

Other: Potentiation warm-up protocol

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Usual warm-up exercises as previously used by the whole team.

Treatment:

Other: Usual warm-up protocol