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NCT Number: NCT05773404

Prevention of Hamstring Injuries in Football Players.

Introduction: The prevalence of hamstring injuries in football is high, causing an increase in the number of casualties and a high socio-economic cost. Currently there are different treatment protocols for this muscle group, but there are often no comparisons of different types of passive, active and combined therapies, and their potential efficacy, in professional football players.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of three different interventions; passive manual therapy, active therapy based on therapeutic exercise and combined therapy, in relation to hamstring injuries in professional football players.

Methodology: A simple Randomised Clinical Trial (RCT) was conducted (NCT04935398). After applying the selection criteria, a sample of 66 professional football players was obtained. They were divided into 3 intervention groups (A, B and C) with 22 participants in each group and were given passive manual therapy, active therapy (exercise) and combined therapy (sum of the above). The corresponding tests and questionnaires were evaluated to obtain data on hamstring flexibility and hip range of movement at three time periods: pre, post and post2.

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Key information

Conditions

Hamstring Injuries

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

Female

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 athletes.
  • Between 18-40 years of age.
  • Female gender.
  • Active in competitive season.

Exclusion criteria

  • Neurological signs.
  • Inability to follow the evaluator's instructions.
  • Physical activity of less than 2 hours per week.
  • Serious lower limb injury during the study period.

Treatment and study plan

Passive Neurodynamics and Passive axial hip mobilisation/distraction

Other

The physiotherapist performs passive techniques on the hamstring muscles and the nerve that innervates the hamstring muscles.

Active therapy

Other

Active lumbopelvic CORE control exercises and active stretching of the ischiopelvic nerves

Other names: Active Neurodynamics and Therapeutic exercise

2.5.3. Combined therapy

Other

The physiotherapist performs passive techniques on the hamstring muscles and the nerve that innervates the hamstring muscles and active lumbopelvic CORE control exercises and active stretching of the ischiopelvic nerves.

Other names: Passive and Active therapy

Primary outcomes

  1. range of movements measurements

    Time frame: 1 month

    Observe the degrees of mobility of the lower limb joints.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of Passive Manual Therapy, Active Therapy and Combined Therapy in Relation to the Prevention of Hamstring Injuries in Football Players. Randomised Clinical Trial.

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2024
First posted
Mar 17, 2023
Registry last updated
Sep 3, 2025

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