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NCT Number: NCT05713487

Preventive Treatment of Groin Pain in Football

Groin pain represents a common issue in football. Currently, there are no prevention protocols demonstrating real effectiveness. We aimed to investigate the possible positive effect of a prevention program for groin pain.Forty-two élite male athletes belonging to a youth academy of a professional football club were recruited in this prospective, randomized, controlled, single-blind, study.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

16 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Università degli Studi di Genova

Genova, 16122, Italy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • subjects between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, belonging to the youth sector of a professional club.

Exclusion criteria

  • Presence of pain or injuries at the level of the hip-hip region at the initial assessment.

Treatment and study plan

preventive treatment group

Other

each athlete belonging to the preventive treatment group performed the protocol of preventive treatment 2 times a week, before or after the training session for five months

Primary outcomes

  1. Strength in the adductors

    Time frame: One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol

    The strength was evaluated in Newton during maximal voluntary isometric contraction used a dynamometer (Activforce 2)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pain in the hip joint

    Time frame: One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol

    The pain was rated using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) (0-10; 0 represents no pain and 10 represents maximum pain) during maximal voluntary isometric contraction (Copenhagen five-second squeeze test).

  2. Groin pain

    Time frame: One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol

    The pain was rated using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) (0-10; 0 represents no pain and 10 represents maximum pain) during maximal voluntary isometric contraction (Copenhagen five-second squeeze test).

  3. Range of motion (ROM) of the hip joint

    Time frame: One day before the start of the physical protocol and one day after the end of the physical protocol

    ROM was assessed using the distance (cm) from the head of the fibula to the edge of the bed (Bent Knee Fall Out Test)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universita degli Studi di Genova

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Registry information

Official study title

Preventive Treatment of Groin Pain Syndrome in élite Young Football Player: a Pilot Study

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Feb 6, 2023
Registry last updated
Feb 6, 2023

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