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NCT Number: NCT01799434

Dynamic Postural Control After Exercise

The aim was to analyze the influence of fatigue on the dynamic postural control in one-leg standing and in jump landing, followed by stabilization or side jumps, and to compare athletes of different levels with control subjects.

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Key information

Conditions

Postural Control

Age range

14 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospital, Department of Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery and Spinal Cord Injury

Heidelberg, 69118, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • competitive level (participation in any league) for the high performance athletes group
  • participation in sport for 0.5-4 hours per week for the recreationally active subjects

Exclusion criteria

  • current history of a lower extremity injury requiring training cessation on the day of testing
  • neurological diseases
  • vestibular or visual disturbances
  • cardiovascular diseases medication affecting balance

Treatment and study plan

treadmill run

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Change of force ratio of ground reaction forces in/after landing from baseline

    Time frame: 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 min after exercise

  2. Change of the velocity of the center of pressure (COP) from baseline

    Time frame: 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 min after the exercise

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change of rate of perceived exertion (Borg Scale) from baseline

    Time frame: every 10 min during and 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 min after exercise

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital Heidelberg

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Influence of an Exercise on the Dynamic Postural Control in Athletes

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2007
First posted
Feb 26, 2013
Registry last updated
Feb 27, 2013

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