Comparison of Eccentric Training on Injury Prevention and Hamstring Strength in Football Players

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Exercise Therapy; Sport Injury

Treatments: Other: ECCENTRIC EXERCISE; Other: CONVENTIONAL EXERCISES PROGRAM

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05771792

REC/01404 Shivam Sachdev

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effect of the eccentric exercise training on injury prevention and hamstring strength in football players.

Full description

Hamstrings injuries are common among footballers with a higher prevalence rate in male footballers. Despite the relatively high incidence of hamstring injuries in sports, no clear prevention methods have been identified. Most hamstring muscle injuries occur during an eccentric phase of any activity. Eccentric hamstring training has been used for injury prevention in recent years. The two distinguishing characteristics of eccentric muscle contractions have been well understood: 1) great force output; and 2) low energy cost to produce the force. Due to these distinguishing characteristics, eccentric exercise is widely used in injury prevention programs.

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of eccentric training as compared to conventional training in hamstring muscle injury prevention and strengthing in football players.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Football players with age 18 to 40
• Male
• Players playing football for > 1 year

Exclusion criteria

• Having history of injury and surgery in past
• Those players having any kind of musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular, or degenerative problems
• Those players who have any medical conditions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

eccentric exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

SPECIFIC MODIFIED EXERCISE PROGRAM GROUP The modified exercise group will perform 6 exercises

Treatment:

Other: ECCENTRIC EXERCISE

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

CONVENTIONAL EXERCISES PROGRAM GROUP The conventional exercises program will perform conventional exercises.

Treatment:

Other: CONVENTIONAL EXERCISES PROGRAM