Influence of Sensorimotor Treatment in the Balance of Soccer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Ankle Sprain
• Interventions: Other: proprioceptive exercises

• Registration Number: NCT02097940
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Brief Summary

This study presents the hypothesis that the sensory processing engine improves balance and agility for football athletes.

Detailed Description

Objectives: To investigate the influence of the sensorimotor treatment in balance, agility and functionality soccer players assessed using force platform, functional tests and questionnaires.

Methods: This study was characterized as a randomized clinical trial. 20 male soccer players was assessed by means of questionnaires, force platform in one foot, and functional tests of balance and agility (Side Hop Test, Figure of Eight Hop Star Excursion Balance Test and Test). To the platform, the parameters of the center pressure (COP) in the anterior- posterior and medial -lateral directions was used for analysis, to functional tests the time-second performance was analyzed. Initially all athletes respond to the questionnaires, was evaluated on the force platform and through functional testing by blind evaluators. Following, they were randomized to treatment groups (n=10) and control (n=10). The treatment group performed 6 weeks of proprioceptive exercises with shifts and one-leg jumps and bipedal support.

The control group remained in soccer training. At the end of the treatment protocol and all were reassessed following the cross-over, where the control group performed the same treatment sensory motor was developed.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-03
• Primary Completion: 2014-03
• Study Completion: 2014-03
• Study First Submitted: 2014-03-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-03-26
• Study First Posted: 2014-03-27
• Status Verified: 2017-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 2017-11-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• minimum of three years of training in the sport,
• participating in state and national competitions,
• often training at least five times a week

Exclusion Criteria

• athletes undergoing surgical procedures or have muscle and joint injuries in the lower limbs in the last three months,
• which are in physical therapy or who require the use of stabilizers to perform the tests on the platform or during the treatment protocol

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
treatment	proprioceptive exercises	The treatment group performed of proprioceptive exercises with shifts and one-leg jumps.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
answers to survey	up to one year	The athletes answered questionnaires with general data (age, weight, height, BMI, playing position)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Variables center pressure swing	up to one year	Evaluation of body balance on the force platform.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Junior Football Team; 🇧🇷 Londrina, Paraná, Brazil