Effectiveness of Basketball Pre-injury Attack Program to Reduce the Susceptibility of Injury in Youth Basketball Players
Condition: Injury;Sports; Biomechanical Lesions; Musculoskeletal Injury; Sports Physical Therapy
MeSH terms: Wounds and Injuries; Athletic Injuries
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Basketball is an impact, coordination-opposition sport with continuous contact among players
      and it is considered a sport of medium-high injury incidence. Players are force to have a
      physical condition appropriate to their practice and the demand to which they must respond
      due to the intensity of the efforts this sport requires. In order to achieve this, it is
      necessary to establish an evaluation protocol that allows the detection of functional
      deficiencies, to guide and conduct in a specific and early way every moment of players'
      health and growth.

      The purpose of this study is to design, apply and analyze the effectiveness of a specific and
      individualized therapeutic exercise program (Basketball Pre-injury Attack) based on the
      approach of the functional deficiencies detected by the Basketball Injury Defense, to reduce
      the susceptibility to injury of youth basketball players (U14 - U17).
    

Detailed description: 
      The aim of this study is to design, apply and analyze the effectiveness of a specific and
      individualized therapeutic exercise program (Basketball Pre-injury Attack) based on the
      approach of functional deficiencies detected by the Basketball Injury Defense, to reduce the
      susceptibility to injury of training federated basketball players.

      The specific objectives are:

      To improve the deficiencies detected in mobility, stability, symmetry and jumping/landing
      technique of basketball players in training categories (U14, U16 and U17).

      To structure and determine the contents of a specific and individualized therapeutic exercise
      program (Basketball Preinjury Attack) designed to improve the functional deficiencies of
      mobility, stability, symmetry and jumping/landing technique of training basketball players
      based on current scientific evidence.

      To analyze whether adherence to the program is achieved by raising players' awareness of the
      importance and benefits of performing the exercises with correct technique.

      To assess whether a decrease in the susceptibility to injury of training federated basketball
      players is achieved.

      For this purpose, an experimental study was conducted as a single-blind, randomized,
      cluster-controlled clinical trial during the months of June 2019 to February 2020 (9 months).
      For the development of the methodology of this study, the guidelines of the CONSORT
      (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) Statement were followed.
    

Intervention name(s): Basketball Pre-injury Attack program
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): The intervention had a total duration of 24 weeks, with 3 sessions per week (before starting training) with a total duration of 12 to 15 minutes per session. Each session consisted of 8 exercises with a load of 2 to 3 series between 6 and 12 repetitions; and with a rest at the end of each series of <60 seconds.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: Randomized controlled trial
Masking: Single (Investigator)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: Basketball; Prevention