Neuromuscular Warm-up Intervention to Improve Postural Control in Female Handball Players

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postural Balance
• Interventions: Behavioral: Neuromuscular warm-up; Behavioral: Standard warm-up

• Registration Number: NCT02925377
• Lead Sponsor: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

Brief Summary

Female handball athletes are at a particular risk of sustaining lower extremity injuries. The study examines time-dependent adaptations of static and dynamic balance as potential injury risk factors to a specific warm-up program focusing on neuromuscular control.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-09
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2011-05
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Study First Submitted: 2016-10-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-10-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-04
• Study First Posted: 2016-10-05
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 41

Inclusion Criteria

• Gender: Female
• Handball players
• Actively participated in competitions
• Uninjured at study enrollment

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Neuromuscular	Neuromuscular warm-up	Neuromuscular warm-up
Control	Standard warm-up	Standard warm-up

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline: Static postural control	3, 6, 9, and 11 weeks	Postural sway (center of pressure sway velocity) during unipedal quiet standing, eyes opened (20 seconds)
Change from Baseline: Dynamic postural control	3, 6, 9, and 11 weeks	Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute of Sport Science and Sport; FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg; 🇩🇪 Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany