SoccerNCT05711069
Core Stabilization Programme on Kicking Velocity and Performance in Male Adolescent Football Players
A study testing Core Stability Exercise Program and Routine Football Training Program in people with Soccer and Core Stability, run by Hacettepe University at 1 site in Cyprus.
Trial summary
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 to 14 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Soccer, Core Stability, Sports Performance
- What is being tested?
- Core Stability Exercise Program and Routine Football Training Program
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 45 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCyprus
- Study dates
- 1 Oct 2021to 15 Dec 2021
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 12 to 14 years
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Subjects who are not get any operation related with lower extremity and spine in last 6 months.
- Subjects who are voluntary to participate in the study and get informed consent form from legal representative.
- Subjects who attend in football training regularly.
Who cannot join
- Current pain in lower extremity and spine.
- Subjects who have discontinuity in training program or exercise program more than 3 times.
- Subjects who have difficulty to apply exercise program.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Cyprus1 site
Fizyo osteopati Fizik Tedavi ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Merkezi
Nicosia, Lefkoşa, Mersin10Turkey
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Core Stabilization Exercise Program on Kicking Velocity, Sprint Speed and Agility Performance in Male Adolescent Football Players
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. In the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of core stabilization exercise program on adolescent male football players.
Read the detailed description
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. The importance of core stability for injury prevention and performance enhancement has been popularized during the past decades. Up to date, core muscle strengthening plays an important role in different prevention programs, such as the "FIFA 11 +". Football is considered a high-intensity intermittent sport requiring high levels of physical fitness related to the ability to perform powerful actions, with a varied range of activities that involve both breaking and propulsive forces as well as distinct contraction modes and velocities. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. Kicking is one of the most fundamental and frequently used skills in soccer and its motion consists of several stages as follows: (1) the withdrawal of the thigh and shank (backswing); (2) the forward rotation of the thigh and shank, which occurs as a result of hip flexion; (3) the reduction of thigh angular velocity, with a corresponding increase in shank angular velocity up to impact with the ball; and (4) the follow-through. Football is seen as highly intensive sport with an increased injury rate. In adolescent football players, muscle-tendon unit adaptation is effecting by athletic performance. The mechanic loading on this unit results increase risk of lower extremity injuries. In the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of core stabilization exercise program on adolescent male football players.
- Conditions
- Soccer, Core Stability, Sports Performance
- Being tested
- Core Stability Exercise Program, Routine Football Training Program
- Keywords
- Exercise, Core Stability, Kicking velocity, Run Speed, Agility
- Medical subject headings
- Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Core Stability Exercise ProgramOther
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. İn the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.
Routine Football Training ProgramOther
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. İn the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Core Stability Exercise Program Group | Active comparator | 23 Football players from Gönyeli Futbol Akademisi voluntarily will participate in the study. Subjects will include to study if they fulfil criteria. Athletes will involve 8 Weeks core stability exercise program. During this process they will continue to attend routine football training program. After 8. Weeks assessments will be repeated. Receives: Other: Core Stability Exercise Program |
| Routine Football Training Program Group | Other | 22 Football players from Gönyeli Futbol Akademisi voluntarily will participate in the study. Subjects will include to study if they fulfil criteria. Kicking velocity, run speed and agility performance will evaluate and athletes will continue to attend football training program. After 8 Weeks assessments will be repeated. Receives: Other: Routine Football Training Program |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Kicking Velocity Measurement
Kicking velocity will measure with Bushnell Velocity Radar Gun ((Bushnell Performance Optics, Overland Park, KS) in km/h.
Measured: Measurement will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and the mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported.
Run Speed Measurement
Run speed will measure with 20 Meter Sprint Test in sec.
Measured: Measurement will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported.
Agility Measurement
Agility will measure with 505 Agility Test in sec. The athlete runs from the 15 meter marker towards the line and through the 5 m markers, turns on the line and runs back through the 5 meter marker and stopped when they return through these markers (that is, the time taken to cover the 5 m up and back distance -10 m total).
Measured: Measurements will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted2 Feb 2023
- Study start1 Oct 2021
- Primary completion29 Nov 2021
- Study completion15 Dec 2021
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for SoccerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 45 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Hacettepe University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ceyda Sofuoğlu, Hacettepe University
- Investigators
- Volga Bayrakcı Tunay, Prof, Study director, Hacettepe University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05711069
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ETK00-2020-0243
- Status last verified
- May 2024
- First submitted
- 22 Oct 2022
- Last updated
- 31 May 2024
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: IPD data for all primary and secondary measures will be made available
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 31 May 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Core Stabilization Exercise Program on Kicking Velocity, Sprint Speed and Agility Performance in Male Adolescent Football Players
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05711069
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ETK00-2020-0243
- Conditions
- Soccer, Core Stability, Sports Performance
- Keywords
- Exercise, Core Stability, Kicking velocity, Run Speed, Agility
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 45 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Hacettepe UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Oct 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 29 Nov 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Dec 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 2 Feb 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 31 May 2024
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. In the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of core stabilization exercise program on adolescent male football players.
Detailed description
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. The importance of core stability for injury prevention and performance enhancement has been popularized during the past decades. Up to date, core muscle strengthening plays an important role in different prevention programs, such as the "FIFA 11 +". Football is considered a high-intensity intermittent sport requiring high levels of physical fitness related to the ability to perform powerful actions, with a varied range of activities that involve both breaking and propulsive forces as well as distinct contraction modes and velocities. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. Kicking is one of the most fundamental and frequently used skills in soccer and its motion consists of several stages as follows: (1) the withdrawal of the thigh and shank (backswing); (2) the forward rotation of the thigh and shank, which occurs as a result of hip flexion; (3) the reduction of thigh angular velocity, with a corresponding increase in shank angular velocity up to impact with the ball; and (4) the follow-through. Football is seen as highly intensive sport with an increased injury rate. In adolescent football players, muscle-tendon unit adaptation is effecting by athletic performance. The mechanic loading on this unit results increase risk of lower extremity injuries. In the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of core stabilization exercise program on adolescent male football players.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Core Stability Exercise Program Group | Active comparator | Other: Core Stability Exercise Program23 Football players from Gönyeli Futbol Akademisi voluntarily will participate in the study. Subjects will include to study if they fulfil criteria. Athletes will involve 8 Weeks core stability exercise program. During this process they will continue to attend routine football training program. After 8. Weeks assessments will be repeated. |
| Routine Football Training Program Group | Other | Other: Routine Football Training Program22 Football players from Gönyeli Futbol Akademisi voluntarily will participate in the study. Subjects will include to study if they fulfil criteria. Kicking velocity, run speed and agility performance will evaluate and athletes will continue to attend football training program. After 8 Weeks assessments will be repeated. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 to 14 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Subjects who are not get any operation related with lower extremity and spine in last 6 months.
- Subjects who are voluntary to participate in the study and get informed consent form from legal representative.
- Subjects who attend in football training regularly.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Current pain in lower extremity and spine.
- Subjects who have discontinuity in training program or exercise program more than 3 times.
- Subjects who have difficulty to apply exercise program.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Core Stability Exercise ProgramCore stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. İn the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players. | Other | Core Stability Exercise Program Group |
| Routine Football Training ProgramCore stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the optimum position at the optimum velocity with the optimum timing to produce the desired athletic task. Speed and power are critical performance factors in football. Football including jumping, kicking, tackling, turning, sprinting, changing pace, and sustaining forceful contractions to maintain balance and control of the ball against defensive pressure. İn the literature, no study has demonstrated the effectiveness of core stability exercise program in adolescent football players. | Other | Routine Football Training Program Group |
Primary outcome
Kicking Velocity Measurement
Time frame: Measurement will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and the mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported.
Kicking velocity will measure with Bushnell Velocity Radar Gun ((Bushnell Performance Optics, Overland Park, KS) in km/h.
Run Speed Measurement
Time frame: Measurement will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported.
Run speed will measure with 20 Meter Sprint Test in sec.
Agility Measurement
Time frame: Measurements will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported.
Agility will measure with 505 Agility Test in sec. The athlete runs from the 15 meter marker towards the line and through the 5 m markers, turns on the line and runs back through the 5 meter marker and stopped when they return through these markers (that is, the time taken to cover the 5 m up and back distance -10 m total).
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 31 May 2024.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. IPD data for all primary and secondary measures will be made available
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Volga Bayrakcı Tunay, Prof study director
Hacettepe University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Core Stability Exercise Program and Routine Football Training Program in people with Soccer and Core Stability, run by Hacettepe University at 1 site in Cyprus.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Cyprus. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 31 May 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Kicking Velocity Measurement (time frame: Measurement will repeat three times in 2 minutes intervals and the mean value will be taken. Baseline and 8 Weeks reported.). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 May 2024.