Clinical trial NCT06131060: Progressive Eccentric VS Bodyweight Exercises on Agility, Power and Functional Performance in Hamstring Strain.
Official title: Effects of Progressive Eccentric Exercises Verses Bodyweight Exercises on Agility, Power and Functional Performance in Athletes With Hamstring Strain.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Exercise Movement Techniques
Exercise Therapy
Hamstring Injury
Keywords: Progressive eccentric exercises
Bodyweight exercises
Hamstring strain
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-11-14
Enrollment: 34
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 35
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomized clinical trials
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The study is randomized and single blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah international university Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A and group B through sealed envelope method by non probability convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in group A will receive Progressive eccentric exercises. Group B will receive Bodyweight exercises.

Detailed description: The objective of the study is to determine the effects of progressive eccentric exercises verses Bodyweight exercises on agility, power and functional performance in athletes with hamstring strain. The study is randomized and single blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah international university Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A and group B through sealed envelope method by non probability convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in group A will receive Progressive eccentric exercises. Group B will receive Bodyweight exercises. The outcome measures will be assessed by T test, Vertical jump, Standing Long jump and squat test. The data will be analyzed by SPSS, Version 25. Statistical significance is P=0.05.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Athletes older than of 18 years will be added. Athletes having history of Hamstring Strain of Grade 1 and 2.Participants will be added after 4 weeks of recovery period after grade 1 \& 2 hamstring Strain.Male and female Athletes will be added.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Athletes with a complete rupture of the hamstring muscle. Athletes undergone hamstring surgery in the past 6 months will not be considered.Participants with history of back pain.Lower limb injuries in past 6 months.

If the hamstring strain is accompanied by severe associated injuries, such as fracture or significant ligament tear.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Agility
timeFrame: Pre and 6 weeks post interventional.
measure: Power
timeFrame: Pre and 6 weeks post interventional
measure: Functional performance
timeFrame: Pre and 6 weeks post interventional
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Faisalabad
country: Pakistan
facility: Alfateh sports complex
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Study principal investigator
name: Raafia, DPT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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