Acute Effect of Static Stretching and Muscle Warming on the Functional Performance of College Volleyball Athletes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Neuromuscular Manifestations

• Registration Number: NCT02724124
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is analyze the effects of static stretching and active warm up, isolated and associated, in functional performance of the lower limbs in college volleyball athletes.

Study hypothesis:

H0: The stretching and / or warm up, alone or in combination, do not alter the functional performance of volleyball players.

H1: The stretching and / or warm up, alone or in combination, alter the functional performance of volleyball players.

Detailed Description

This is a cross-over study containing 11 volleyball athletes randomly divided into 5 groups: control (C), warming-up (gAQ), stretching (gAL), warming-up and stretching (gAQAL), stretching and warming-up (gALAQ). All subjects underwent the evaluation measures of functional performance that were conducted pre and post intervention.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-12
• Primary Completion: 2016-01
• Study Completion: 2016-02
• Study First Submitted: 2016-02-18
• Status Verified: 2016-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-03-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-03-26
• Study First Posted: 2016-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 2016-03-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 55

Inclusion Criteria

1. being male;
2. were aged between 18 and 28 years of age;
3. no previous history of orthopedic disorders, rheumatic disorders, cardiovascular, metabolic and / or vestibular and neurological disorders that prevent them from participating in the study dysfunctions;
4. no history of injury, trauma or disease in the lower limbs in the last six months, without surgery;
5. participate in the University Selection UFRN;
6. training time display mode in the above two years with a frequency of at least three times a week.

Exclusion Criteria

1. presence of injury during the survey period;
2. not conduct evaluative and intervention procedures;
3. waiver to participate.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle Power	Evaluation of power after fifteen minutes the application of intervention	Power measured by Jump System