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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN11632545
ISRCTN11632545
Completed
Not Applicable

Influence of cranial-sacral osteopathic treatment on the performance of young soccer players: a single-blind randomised controlled study

British School of Osteopathy0 sites40 target enrollmentFebruary 6, 2015

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Training performance of young soccer player
Sponsor
British School of Osteopathy
Enrollment
40
Status
Completed
Last Updated
10 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 6, 2015
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
10 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Male

Investigators

Sponsor
British School of Osteopathy

Eligibility Criteria

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
  • 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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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