Plyometry and Tapping in the Functional Improvement of Non-professional Basketball Players. Randomised Clinical Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 19
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from baseline range of motion in loaded dorsal flexion after treatment and at 4 weeks
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Introduction. In basketball, the lower extremities have the highest prevalence of injury, regardless of gender and professional category.
Objective. To analyse the efficacy of a physiotherapy intervention using a protocol of plyometric exercises and dry needling in non-professional basketball athletes.
Methods. Randomised clinical study. 20 players will be randomised to an experimental group (plyometric exercises and dry needling of the gastrocnemius muscles) and a control group (plyometric exercises). The intervention will include 8 sessions over 4 weeks. The study variables will be: range of motion in dorsal flexion in loading (Leg Motion®) and unloading (goniometer) and vertical jump (MyJump2®).
Expected results. An intervention of plyometric exercises and dry needling produces significant differences in range of motion and vertical jump in basketball players, compared to the isolated administration of plyometric exercises.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 30 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Male
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Non-professional basketball players who are in competition.
- •Subjects over 18 years of age
- •Athletes competing in the first men's division of the basketball federation of the Region of Murcia.
- •Sign the informed consent document.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Subjects who are injured at the time of data collection.
- •Subjects who are unable to attend all training sessions during the duration of the research.
- •Athletes with apprehension to dry needling.
Arms & Interventions
Experimental group
The intervention period will last 4 weeks, with a periodicity of 2 weekly sessions of 30 minutes each. All interventions will take place in the sports facilities of both clubs. The interventions will be carried out by the principal investigator of the study. The 10 players assigned to the experimental group will perform plyometric exercises and will undergo dry needling of the gastrocnemius (gastrocnemius muscle) and the control group (plyometric exercises and dry needling of the gastrocnemius muscle).
Intervention: Experimental group (Other)
Control group
The 10 players assigned to the control group will perform plyometric exercises.
Intervention: Control group (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from baseline range of motion in loaded dorsal flexion after treatment and at 4 weeks
Time Frame: Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after four weeks follow-up visit
Loaded dorsiflexion of the ankle will be assessed using the Leg Motion® device. This test consists of placing the athlete barefoot with the foot on the measuring scale of the instrument, requesting maximum knee flexion without lifting the heel. The test is performed 3 times and the average value is used in the data analysis. The unit of measurement is the maximum distance, measured in centimetres, between the toe and the metal bar. The greater the distance, the greater the dorsiflexion in ankle loading.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change from baseline vertical jump after treatment and at 4 weeks(Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after four weeks follow-up visit)
- Change from baseline range of motion in unloaded dorsal flexion after treatment and at 4 weeks(Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after four weeks follow-up visit)
Investigators
Rubén Cuesta-Barriuso, PhD
Principal Investigator
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia