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Low Back Pain and Motor Control in Soccer Players

Conditions
Chronic Low-back Pain
Registration Number
NCT05934201
Lead Sponsor
Hacettepe University
Brief Summary

Identification of the effects of low back pain and motor control influence on soccer players performance.

Detailed Description

At least 60 volunteer athletes who playing soccer at least 3 years, not away from field more than 2 weeks, 16 years and older are planned to include this study. All participating athletes in this study will be signed an informed consent form then their demographic information will be recorded. To evaluate disability due to low back pain, musculoskeletal problems and the willingness to participate in sports will be used the Oswestry Disability index, the Nordic Musculoskeletal System questionnaire and the Sport Motivation Scale-2, respectively. The motor control levels of the athletes will be assessed with the motor control test battery (MKTB), the core stability with the Sahrmann's core stability test, core muscles endurance with the sport-specific endurance plank test and side bridge endurance test, the static balance with the stand stork test, the dynamic balance with the lower quadrant y balance test, postural changes with the Corbin Posture Rating Scale, the agility with the T test, speed and coordination with 4-10 shuttle run test, explosive force with long jump test, the kinetic chain with the functional movement screen.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Be over 16 years old,
  • Participating in the soccer training for at least three years,
  • Soccer players who have not stayed away from their sport for more than two weeks
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any history of orthopedic or neurological injury or pain that may interfere with normal football training or competition during assessment
  • History of spine/lower and upper extremity surgery,
  • Structural deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis,
  • Having trap neuropathy
  • Soccer players who had injuries other than chronic low back pain in the last 6 months will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Dynamic balancebaseline

Lower quadrant y balance test

Agilitybaseline

T test

Core stabilitybaseline

Sharmann's core stability test

Explosive powerbaseline

Standing long jump test

Kinetic chainbaseline

Functional movement screen

Core muscles endurancebaseline

Sport-specific endurance plank test, right and left side bridge endurance test

Speed and coordinationbaseline

4-10 Shuttle run test

Motor control disorderbaseline

Motor control test battery: the test consists of ten different tests (forward bend, return from forward bend, sitting forward lean,sitting knee extension, pelvic tilt, one leg stance,side bending, rocking forward, prone knee flexion, hip abduction).Whether the total score increases, the motor control disorders increase.

Static balancebaseline

Stand Stork test

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Nordic Musculoskeletal System Questionnairebaseline

Evaluates the musculoskeletal system problem. If the athlete indicate a musculoskeletal problem different than low back pain, it will use for screening.

Oswestry Disability Indexbaseline

Evaluate disability due to low back pain. the index measures perceived low back pain related dysfunction. Whether the total score increaeses, the dyscfunction increases.

Postural changesbaseline

Corbin Posture Rating Scale. Whether the total score increaeses, thepostural problems increases.

Sport Motivation Scale-2baseline

Evaluates willingness to participate in sports. The scale has 6 subparameters indicating sport motivation levels is high or low.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aynur Demirel

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Ankara, Turkey

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