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NCT Number: NCT06490354

Effectiveness of the Use of Lightback in Conventional Football Training.

Lightback is a patented device that allows instrumental stretching of the gluteal muscles. Football players overload this musculature and this type of device is effective and the cost/benefit ratio is high.

The intention is to carry out a randomised clinical trial to carry out a study on athletes to see the differences between a group of football players with their normal training and a group of football players with their normal training and the application of lightback beforehand.

The variables studied will be sprint speed in 20 and 40m, vertical jump height, hamstring muscle injuries throughout the season, triceps sural injuries throughout the season, internal and external hip ROM, dorsal flexion ankle ROM.

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Key information

Conditions

Injury; Hip Hip Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Ávila, 05005, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Professional football players
  • Age range 18 to 45 years
  • Able to perform physical exertion without discomfort.

Exclusion criteria

  • Football players recently injured or in an active recovery phase.
  • Heterometrics
  • Non-collaborators
  • Alteration of sensitivity

Treatment and study plan

Lightback group

Device

Use of the patented Lightback device to relax the gluteal musculature and prevent hamstring injuries.

conventional treatment

Other

Conventional treatment to relax the gluteal musculature and prevent hamstring injuries.

Primary outcomes

  1. Range of motion

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    Measurement of hip joint range and ankle dorsiflexion measured with goniometer

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sprint

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    Measurement of speed over 20 and 40 metres using approved devices

  2. Vertical jump height

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    Measurement of height (metres) using approved devices

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of the Use of Lightback in Conventional Football Training. Randomised Clinical Trial.

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jul 8, 2024
Registry last updated
Mar 27, 2025

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