Ankle Mobilization in Basketball Players: Impact on Balance and Performance

Bahçeşehir University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Basketball Players; Jumping Performance; Mobilization

Treatments: Other: Placebo; Other: Ankle joint mobilization technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07056985

SBETKK2025-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the effects of ankle mobilization techniques on performance in basketball players.

Full description

This study aims to evaluate the effects of ankle mobilization techniques on performance in basketball players. The study aims to comparatively reveal the possible effects of mobilization techniques on balance and performance in basketball players.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 24 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being between the ages of 18 and 24
• Have a body mass index (BMI) ranging from 18.5 kg/m² to 25 kg/m²
• Not have experienced any trunk or lower extremity injuries within the last 6 months prior to the date of participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Have experienced trunk or lower extremity injuries within the last 6 months prior to the study
• Have a history of fractures or dislocations in the lower extremities
• Have a musculoskeletal system anomaly
• Be unable to perform functional tasks (due to visual, auditory, vestibular, or neurological disorders) (Gahanati et al., 2022)
• Be pregnant
• Have malignancy or metabolic diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Mobilization Group

Experimental group

Description:

Mobilization Group

Treatment:

Other: Ankle joint mobilization technique

Plasebo group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Plasebo group

Treatment:

Other: Placebo