Master track and field athletes’ perception of multimodal chiropractic care on sports performance, and its impact on muscular capacities

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Completed

• Conditions: Pre-competition sports performance; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN19833163
• Lead Sponsor: ondon South Bank University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-01-20
• Study Completion: 2023-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 25 July 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 06/03/2023:
1. Active track and field athletes from different masters athletics clubs in the UK who have been competing at regional, national or/and international levels (Intervention group)
2. Aged 60 years and older (intervention and control groups)
3. The main athlete’s event is jumping, hurdling, sprinting, or distance running (intervention group)
4. The athlete has previous experience with chiropractic and manual therapies (intervention group)

Previous inclusion criteria:
1. Active track and field athletes from different masters athletics federation clubs in the UK who have been competing at regional, national or/and international levels
2. Aged 60 years and older
3. The main athlete’s event is jumping, hurdling, sprinting, or distance running
4. The athlete has previous experience with chiropractic and manual therapies

Exclusion Criteria

Current exclusion criteria as of 06/03/2023:
1. Athletes or older adults aged 60+ with a history of any surgery or Achilles tendon's ruptures and/or problems (tendinopathies etc) within a 6-month period prior to trial
2. The main athlete’s event category is not jumping, hurdling, sprinting, or running (intervention group)
3. A score of 0, 1, or 2 in any item in the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) (Binkley et al., 1999) during the recruitment process as a safety rule to minimise the risk of injury during the trial. A copy of the LEFS score will be sent to the potential participant by email or post in advance and completed at the beginning of the data collection research day

Previous exclusion criteria:
1. Athletes with a history of any surgery or Achilles tendon's ruptures and/or problems (tendinopathies etc) within a 6-month period prior to trial
2. The main athlete’s event category is not jumping, hurdling, sprinting, or running
3. A score of 0, 1, or 2 in any item in the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) (Binkley et al., 1999) during the recruitment process as a safety rule to minimise the risk of injury during the trial. A copy of the LEFS score will be sent to the potential participant by email or post in advance and completed at the beginning of the data collection research day

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified