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title: Prevention of Hamstring Injuries in Football Players.
nct_id: NCT05773404
overall_status: COMPLETED
phase: NA
sponsor: Universidad Católica de Ávila
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
primary_condition: Hamstring Injuries
countries: Spain
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# Prevention of Hamstring Injuries in Football Players.

**Official Title:** Efficacy of Passive Manual Therapy, Active Therapy and Combined Therapy in Relation to the Prevention of Hamstring Injuries in Football Players. Randomised Clinical Trial.

**NCT ID:** [NCT05773404](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05773404)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 66
- **Lead Sponsor:** Universidad Católica de Ávila
- **Conditions:** Hamstring Injuries
- **Start Date:** 2023-03-01
- **Completion Date:** 2024-04-28
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2025-09-03

## Brief Summary

Introduction: The prevalence of hamstring injuries in football is high, causing an increase in the number of casualties and a high socio-economic cost. Currently there are different treatment protocols for this muscle group, but there are often no comparisons of different types of passive, active and combined therapies, and their potential efficacy, in professional football players.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of three different interventions; passive manual therapy, active therapy based on therapeutic exercise and combined therapy, in relation to hamstring injuries in professional football players.

Methodology: A simple Randomised Clinical Trial (RCT) was conducted (NCT04935398). After applying the selection criteria, a sample of 66 professional football players was obtained. They were divided into 3 intervention groups (A, B and C) with 22 participants in each group and were given passive manual therapy, active therapy (exercise) and combined therapy (sum of the above). The corresponding tests and questionnaires were evaluated to obtain data on hamstring flexibility and hip range of movement at three time periods: pre, post and post2.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 18 Years
- **Maximum age:** 40 Years
- **Sex:** FEMALE
- **Healthy Volunteers:** No

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Professional football athletes.
* Between 18-40 years of age.
* Female gender.
* Active in competitive season.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Neurological signs.
* Inability to follow the evaluator's instructions.
* Physical activity of less than 2 hours per week.
* Serious lower limb injury during the study period.
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## Arms

- **passive manual therapy** (EXPERIMENTAL) — The physiotherapist performs passive techniques on the hamstring muscles of the footballers.
- **active therapy (exercise)** (EXPERIMENTAL) — The physiotherapist does not perform passive techniques and it is the player who performs active techniques on the hamstring muscles.
- **combined therapy** (ACTIVE_COMPARATOR) — The physiotherapist performs passive techniques and in addition the player performs active techniques on the hamstring muscles.

## Interventions

- **Passive Neurodynamics and Passive axial hip mobilisation/distraction** (OTHER) — The physiotherapist performs passive techniques on the hamstring muscles and the nerve that innervates the hamstring muscles.
- **Active therapy** (OTHER) — Active lumbopelvic CORE control exercises and active stretching of the ischiopelvic nerves
- **2.5.3. Combined therapy** (OTHER) — The physiotherapist performs passive techniques on the hamstring muscles and the nerve that innervates the hamstring muscles and active lumbopelvic CORE control exercises and active stretching of the ischiopelvic nerves.

## Primary Outcomes

- **range of movements measurements** _(time frame: 1 month)_ — Observe the degrees of mobility of the lower limb joints.

## Locations (1)

- Universidad Católica de Ávila, Ávila, Spain

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