Effectiveness of a Protocol of Specific Activation.

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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In football, knee is the joint that suffers the most severe injuries. Sometimes, this is produced by poor pre-activation of the musculature that is responsible for knee stability and central stability. OBJETIVE: Study the efficacy of specific gluteus medius and core activation protocol in knee stability in youth football players.

Detailed Description
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A randomized, longitudinal clinical trial with a blinded and prospective evaluator will be carried out, in which the knee stability will be evaluated with the following tests: Y-balance test and Flamingo balance test. The measurements will be made before and after the intervention. The study will be carried out with patients evaluated by a specialist in Traumatology and will be randomly divided by a system of numerical tables through a computer program between the experimental and control groups. The control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football; and the experimental one will do this above, added to a specific activation of gluteus medius and core. Dynamic stability (Y-balance test) and postural and static stability (Flamingo balance test) will be measured before and after the intervention.

Official Title
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Effectiveness of Specific Core Activation Protocol on Lower Limb Stability in Soccer Players

Conditions
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Injuries:Knee Injuries

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Experimental group
* Other: Control group


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Perform soccer sports practice, at least 3 times a week at a competitive level. Exclusion Criteria: Subjects with a knee surgery. Patients who are injured at the time of the study.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 19 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: A specialist physician will be diagnosed the process.
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Experimental group<br>The control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football, added to a specific activation of gluteus medius and core. | Other: Experimental group<br>* Experimental group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football, added to a specific activation of gluteus medius and core.<br>|
| Experimental: Control group<br>The control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football. | Other: Control group<br>* Control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Y-balance test | Y-balance test Measures the strength of the lower limb, neuromuscular control, flexibility and dynamic balance | Baseline | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Y-balance test | Y-balance test Measures the strength of the lower limb, neuromuscular control, flexibility and dynamic balance. | Baseline and four weeks. | 
| Flamingobalance test | Flamingo balance test measures postural balance and static balance. | Baseline and four weeks. | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Knee stability., Core, Gluteus medius, Warm-up, Football