Clinical trial NCT03540888: Effects of Deep Friction Vs Stretching Techniques
Official title: Effect of Deep Transverse Friction Massage Versus Stretching Techniques on Performance Among Lebanese and Syrian Football Players
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Deep Transverse Friction Massage
Keywords: Dynamic Stretching
Static Stretching
Manual Therapy
Lead sponsor: Lebanese German University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2018-05-30
Enrollment: 96
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: In order to compare the effects of DTFM to static and dynamic stretching techniques, participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups (a) DTFM group, (b) Dynamic stretching group, and (c) Static stretching group, and were followed- up over four weeks period.
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: Flexibility, agility and muscle strength are key factors to either win or lose a game. Recently the effect of a new technique, deep transverse friction massage (DTFM), on muscle extensibility, strength and agility and injury occurrence has been examined, as compared to traditional stretching techniques.

Detailed description: Background: Flexibility, agility and muscle strength are key factors to either win or lose a game. Recently the effect of a new technique, deep transverse friction massage (DTFM), on muscle extensibility, strength and agility and injury occurrence has been examined, as compared to traditional stretching techniques.

Hypothesis/Purpose: To compare the effect of DTFM vs static and dynamic stretching techniques on hamstrings extensibility, agility and strength among Lebanese and Syrian football players.

Study Design: This study is a single-blinded prospective longitudinal randomized control trial (RCT).

Methods: Football players were randomized into three intervention groups. Straight leg raise (SLR), T-drill, and 1 repetition maximum (RM) tests were used to measure extensibility, agility and maximal muscle strength respectively.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male
* Football player
* Physically active (1 to 3 hours of football per week).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Under the age of 18 and over 35 years who presented with an injury to the musculoskeletal system.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in flexibility was measured by Straight leg raise test.
timeFrame: baseline, on the first session; (2) 15 minutes, after the first intervention (acute phase); and (3) after four weeks
measure: Change in agility was measured by T-Drill test.
timeFrame: baseline, on the first session; (2) 15 minutes, after the first intervention (acute phase); and (3) after four weeks
measure: Change in Strength was measured by one repetition maximum (1RM) tests
timeFrame: baseline, on the first session; (2) 15 minutes, after the first intervention (acute phase); and (3) after four weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in injury occurrence rate
timeFrame: baseline, after 4 weeks.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Jounieh
country: Lebanon
facility: Lebanese German University
state: Keserwan
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