Acute Responses to a Potentiation Warm-up Protocol in Female Football Players.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Athletic Performance
• Interventions: Other: Potentiation warm-up protocol; Other: Usual warm-up protocol

• Registration Number: NCT06555185
• Lead Sponsor: University of Tromso

Brief Summary

This study aims to determine if the performance of female football players is affected after exposure to a potentiation protocol. It is hypothesized that performance in the selected physical tests will improve significantly and meaningfully after performing the chosen potentiation protocol compared to the control group's warm-up.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-30
• Study Completion: 2023-04-30
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Study First Submitted: 2024-08-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-08-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-12
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-15
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 17

Inclusion Criteria

• players from any playing position (except goalkeepers) able to train without limitations.

Exclusion Criteria

• players with any existing medical conditions that could compromise participation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	Potentiation warm-up protocol	Potentiation warm-up protocol with jumps combined with sprints with change of direction.
Control group	Usual warm-up protocol	Usual warm-up exercises as previously used by the whole team.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Agility T-test	First moment: beginning of the first training session; Second moment: at the end of the third week, after the fourth protocol session had been completed.	Used to determine speed with directional changes such as forward sprinting, left and right side shuffling.
40-m sprint test	First moment: beginning of the first training session; Second moment: at the end of the third week, after the fourth protocol session had been completed.	After a 5 s countdown, the participants ran forward following the route marked by cones, one at 0m indicating the start place and the other at 40m indicating the finish place. Participants started the test from a standing start position with the front foot approximately 2 cm behind the first cone.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Futebol Clube de Famalicão; 🇵🇹 Famalicao, Portugal