Clinical trial NCT02097940: Influence of Sensorimotor Treatment in the Balance of Soccer
Official title: Influence of Sensorimotor Treatment in the Balance of Soccer
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Ankle Sprain
Keywords: Postural balance
Athletes
Sports
Soccer
Physiotherapy
Lead sponsor: Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2014-03-27
Enrollment: 20
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 14
Maximum age (years): 17
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This study presents the hypothesis that the sensory processing engine improves balance and agility for football athletes.

Detailed description: Objectives: To investigate the influence of the sensorimotor treatment in balance, agility and functionality soccer players assessed using force platform, functional tests and questionnaires.

Methods: This study was characterized as a randomized clinical trial. 20 male soccer players was assessed by means of questionnaires, force platform in one foot, and functional tests of balance and agility (Side Hop Test, Figure of Eight Hop Star Excursion Balance Test and Test). To the platform, the parameters of the center pressure (COP) in the anterior- posterior and medial -lateral directions was used for analysis, to functional tests the time-second performance was analyzed. Initially all athletes respond to the questionnaires, was evaluated on the force platform and through functional testing by blind evaluators. Following, they were randomized to treatment groups (n=10) and control (n=10). The treatment group performed 6 weeks of proprioceptive exercises with shifts and one-leg jumps and bipedal support.

The control group remained in soccer training. At the end of the treatment protocol and all were reassessed following the cross-over, where the control group performed the same treatment sensory motor was developed.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* minimum of three years of training in the sport,
* participating in state and national competitions,
* often training at least five times a week

Exclusion Criteria:

* athletes undergoing surgical procedures or have muscle and joint injuries in the lower limbs in the last three months,
* which are in physical therapy or who require the use of stabilizers to perform the tests on the platform or during the treatment protocol

Primary outcomes:
measure: answers to survey
timeFrame: up to one year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Variables center pressure swing
timeFrame: up to one year
Other outcomes:
measure: time to perform the test
timeFrame: up to one year
Locations:
city: Londrina
country: Brazil
facility: Junior Football Team
state: Paraná
Study officials:
affiliation: State University of Londrina
name: Christiane Macedo, doctor
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
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