Comparison of Harmoknee Versus Bounding Exercise Protocol in Football Players

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy

Treatments: Other: Harmoknee protocol ( Group A ); Other: Bounding protocol ( Group B )

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07331636

REC/RCR & AHS/24/0483

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomized clinical trial will recruit male football players aged 18-30 years who regularly participated in sports more than 3 years, with a BMI between 18.5-24.9 kg/m².Athletes with smoking habits, those following other specialized training programs, or those taking any drugs that could affect their performance, and had musculoskeletal injury in past 6 months will be excluded. The sample size will be 36 and participants will randomly divided into two groups (18 in each group): Group A: 8-week Harmoknee program, 3 sessions per week (45 minutes each, including warm-up and cool down). Group B: 8-week Bounding program, following the same schedule. The study will measure strength (1RM Test), balance (Star Excursion Test), agility (T-Test), and muscle power (5 Jump Test) at two points: pre-test (before starting) and post-test (after 8 weeks).

Full description

Study design: Randomized Clinical Trial Sample size: 36 (18 in each group)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male football athletes will be included.
• Aged between 18-30 years.
• Minimum 3 years of regular training in sports.
• Athletes containing body mass index between 18.5-24.9kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals with existing smoking habits.
• Players involved in any training program other than conventional training.
• Athletes having consumption of any drugs that could affect performance.
• History of musculoskeletal injury in past 6 months. Sampling techniques Non-probability purposive sampling technique

Tools:

Muscle strength: 1RM Test(ICC -0.97) Balance: Star excursion Test(ICC -0.95) Agility: T-Test(ICC -0.97) Muscle power: 5 Jump Test(ICC -0.94)

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:• Male football athletes will be included.

• Aged between 18-30 years.
• Minimum 3 years of regular training in sports.
• Athletes containing body mass index between 18.5-24.9kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:• Individuals with existing smoking habits.

• Players involved in any training program other than conventional training.
• Athletes having consumption of any drugs that could affect performance.
• History of musculoskeletal injury in past 6 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

---

36 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Group A will be selected randomly and assigned to 8-week Harmoknee exercise program 3 sessions per week, each lasting 45 minutes (5mins warm-up and 5mins cool down) for assessment of strength and balance.

Treatment:

Other: Harmoknee protocol ( Group A )

Group B

Experimental group

Description:

Group B will be selected randomly and assigned to 8week Bounding exercise program 3 session per week, each lasting 45 minutes (5mins warm-up and 5mins cool down) for assessment of strength, balance, agility and muscle power.

Treatment:

Other: Bounding protocol ( Group B )