Clinical trial NCT06591052: Acute Effects of Passive and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching Techniques in Youth Basketball Players
Official title: Acute Effects of Passive and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching Techniques on Speed, Agility and Explosive Strength in Elite Youth Basketball Players: Randomized Controlled Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Basketball Players
Stretching
Physical Performance
Keywords: Basketball players
passive stretching
PNF stretching
Lead sponsor: Halic University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-09-19
Enrollment: 20
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 14
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The aim of this clinical trial is to learn the acute effects of passive stretching and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching techniques on agility, speed and lower extremity explosive strength in young basketball players. It will also provide information about the comparison of two different stretching techniques. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does passive stretching have positive acute effects on agility, speed and lower extremity explosive strength? Does PNF stretching have positive acute effects on agility, speed and lower extremity explosive strength? The acute effects of passive stretching and PNF stretching on agility, speed and lower extremity explosive strength will be compared.

Participants:

First tests were performed after the same warm-up program. Then, one of the two different stretching techniques was applied and the same tests were repeated immediately afterwards.

Detailed description: The aim of this study was to examine the acute effects of static passive and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching techniques on agility, speed and lower extremity explosive power in youth basketball players. Twenty male basketball players were randomized as passive and PNF groups. A single session of technique was applied to each group. Outcome measurements consisted of the T Agility Test, 30-Meter Sprint Test, Standing Long Jump Test, and Lateral Jump Test.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* being male
* being between 14-18 years of age
* having at least 2 years of basketball experience
* participated in regular team training for at least 2 months
* having a body mass index of \&lt;29.9 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

* presence of pain and/or history of injury in the lower extremity within the last 6 months
* history of orthopedic surgery of the lower extremity

Primary outcomes:
measure: T agility test
timeFrame: Immediately before and after the stretching intervention, assessed within a single session, approximately 30 minutes in total
Secondary outcomes:
measure: 30-meter sprint test
timeFrame: Immediately before and after the stretching intervention, assessed within a single session, approximately 30 minutes in total
measure: Lateral long jump test
timeFrame: Immediately before and after the stretching intervention, assessed within a single session, approximately 30 minutes in total
measure: Standing long jump test
timeFrame: Immediately before and after the stretching intervention, assessed within a single session, approximately 30 minutes in total
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Halic University
Study officials:
affiliation: Halic University
name: Ayşenur Çetinkaya
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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