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NCT Number: NCT06811883

Optimising Hip Mobility, Hamstring Flexibility and Performance Using Lightback

In athletics, in the sprint and hurdles disciplines, muscle injuries account for a significant proportion of injuries. The hamstrings are particularly vulnerable, accounting for between 12% and 26% of all injuries in these sports. A single-blind study was conducted on 20 hurdler patients with the intention of assessing hip mobility, hamstring flexibility and performance. To collect this data, the research team will conduct examinations and interviews with the athletes in two groups: an experimental group using LightBack and a placebo group.

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Key information

Conditions

Injury;Sports Athletic Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca

Salamanca, 27005, Spain

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Jorge Velázquez Saornil, PhD.

CONTACT

[email protected]

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Sprinters and hurdlers aged 18 to 30 years.
  • No history of recent (less than 6 months) hamstring or hip injury.
  • Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Cruciate or hamstring tears less than 6 months old;
  • Hip and back surgery less than 3 months old;
  • Chronic or acute back problems;
  • Pregnancy;
  • Osteoporosis
  • Tumours, bone cancer of the hip and pelvis;
  • Direct trauma to the back of the thigh less than 6 months old.
  • Orthopaedic or neurological pathologies affecting mobility or muscle activation.
  • Participation in another specific training protocol

Treatment and study plan

LIGHTBACK

Device

This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, and the LIGHTBACK protocol is also included.

PLACEBO

Device

This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, but the LIGHTBACK protocol is not included and a similar placebo is used.

Primary outcomes

  1. hip mobility

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    measurement of hip mobility measured by goniometry

Secondary outcomes

  1. hamstring flexibility

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    hamstring flexibility measured with inclinometer, in degrees

  2. performance

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    It is a numerical result achieved within the jumping tests: contamovement jump (CMJ): It shall be measured using a force platform with an HD system, which ensures accurate data collection. 0 minimum, 100 maximum.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

JORGE Velázquez Saornil, PhD.

CONTACT

[email protected]

655909940

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Católica de Ávila

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Registry information

Official study title

Optimising Hip Mobility, Hamstring Flexibility and Performance in Elite Sprint and Hurdles Athletes Using Lightback: an Experimental Pilot Study

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Feb 6, 2025
Registry last updated
Feb 6, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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