Hip Manipulation in Basketball Players (Manual Therapy)

Medical University of Gdansk

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Musculoskeletal System; Manipulation; Muscles; Manual Therapy

Treatments: Other: Manual therapy; Other: Placebo; Other: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06901089

KB/96/2025

Details and patient eligibility

About

Currently, it is difficult to find studies in the literature assessing the impact of manual therapy on preventing lower limb injuries in basketball players, which may later translate into improved strength and balance in athletes, when planning training or therapy programming, e.g. in patients after ankle sprains.

Enrollment: 15 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy persons aged 18,
• first league competitor,
• competitor who regularly competes in the league,
• expressing informed consent to participate in the study and undertakes to comply with track regulations and wear a helmet.

Exclusion criteria

• lack of volunteer consent,
• previous surgeries of the upper, lower limb and spine,
• other lower limb injuries in the last 6 months,
• pain limiting participation in the study,
• neurological diseases,
• connective tissue diseases.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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15 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Will be used: manipulation, placebo and exercise

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Other: Placebo

Other: Manual therapy

Group B

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Will be used: manipulation, placebo and exercise

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Other: Placebo

Other: Manual therapy

Group C

Active Comparator group

Description:

Will be used: manipulation, placebo and exercise

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Other: Placebo

Other: Manual therapy