Influence of cranial-sacral osteopathic treatment on the performance of young soccer players

Completed

• Conditions: Training performance of young soccer player; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Training performance

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11632545
• Lead Sponsor: British School of Osteopathy

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 6 July 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Physically and mentally healthy athletes without any symptoms of neuromusculoskeletal pain, injury or illness
2. Soccer players
3. Age 16–18 years
4. Legal guardians’ consent for participation in the study
5. Regular attendance at training sessions and competitive matches for 5 days a week for at least 5 years
6. Defenders (central and external/full-backs and wing-defenders), midfielders (central and wide) and attackers (forwards)
7. Naïve to cranial-sacral osteopathic care
8. Possessing no previous knowledge and experience of cranial-sacral osteopathic procedures
9. No change of medical or physical routine because of the addition of the new procedures

Exclusion Criteria

1. Acute fracture or infections
2. Cancer
3. Signs of progressive neurological deficit
4. Professional soccer athletes
5. Goalkeepers (since technical skills differ significantly from outfield players and have a specific physiological and biomechanical profile [Eirale et al, 2014])
6. Current illness
7. Suspicion of increased intracranial pressure
8. Cardiac disease
9. Pulmonary diseases
10. Injuries
11. Signs or symptoms of pain or illnesses such as inflammation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Physical performance (RSAT – RSATbest and RSATmean) in the the first, fourth and eighth weeks<br>2. Perceived recovery wellbeing (training wellbeing diary, adapted from Bompa and Haff, 2009) before every intervention<br>3. Adaptation aspects (HRV before and after each CSOT and sham procedure)<br>4. Mean heart rate during the last 30 seconds of exercise

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Verify whether osteopathy is a valuable adjuvant tool to enhance performance in young soccer players