Athletics InjuryNCT05971316
Effectiveness of a Warm-Up With Foam Roller in Professional Basketball Players
A study testing Foam Roller in people with Athletics Injury and Sports Physical Therapy, run by Universidad de Murcia at 1 site in Spain.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of a foam roller warm-up on sports performance in professional basketball players. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 30 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Athletics Injury, Sports Physical Therapy
- What is being tested?
- Foam Roller
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 22 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSpain
- Study dates
- 20 Sep 2022to 15 Mar 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 30 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Masculine or feminine
- Minimum 18 years and maximum 30
- Professional players
- Practice 3 training sessions per week + competition on weekends
Who cannot join
- Musculoskeletal injury in the last 3 months
- Surgery in the lower extremity in the last year
- Present a diagnosed orthopedic or neurological pathology of the lower limb.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effectiveness of a Warm-Up With Foam Roller for 3 Months in Professional Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of a foam roller warm-up on sports performance in professional basketball players.
Read the detailed description
Twenty-two professional basketball players, divided into two randomized groups, carried out a specific warm-up for three months with a foam roller. Three measurements were made, pre-intervention, post-intervention at 12 weeks and a four-week follow-up. In these measurements reference data were taken for jumping, ankle dorsiflexion and balance. During this protocol, they performed three series of sixty seconds of application with thirty seconds of rest between series, three days a week and applied to the calf muscles, hamstrings, quadriceps, gluteus and TFL.
- Conditions
- Athletics Injury, Sports Physical Therapy
- Being tested
- Foam Roller
- Keywords
- Foam Roller, Performance, Warm-Up, Basketball
- Medical subject headings
- Athletic Injuries
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Foam RollerDevice
General Warm-up + Foam Roller
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Warm-up + Foam Roller | Experimental | General Warm-up + Warm-up with Foam Roller Receives: Device: Foam Roller |
| Warm-up Only | No intervention | General Warm-up only |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Know the effectiveness of a warm-up with a foam roller in proffesional basketball player during 18 weeks on jumping using the Counter Movement Jump, dorsiflexión using the Lung Test and the balance using the Y-Balance Test
The countermovement jump will obtain the jump height in centimetres, the ankle dorsiflexion in degrees using the Lung test and the distance in centimeters using the Y-Balance test. High scores in any of the tests will lead to a decrease in the risk of injury and an improvement in performance. A first pre-intervention measurement is carried out, another at 14 weeks post-intervention and others at 18 weeks follow-up. This is the general measure.
Measured: Baseline and week 18
Secondary outcomes (2)
Evaluate the improvement obtained in the experimental group after a warm-up protocol with foam roller for 14weeks 3 days per week on the Counter Movement Jump, Lung Test and Y-Balance test vs non-intervention group.
Observe the differences obtained after 14 weeks between the pre-intervention vs post-intervention measurement in the experimental group and in the control group. This is the specific measure.
Measured: Baseline and week 14
Maintenance of foam roller warm-up adaptations on the Counter Movement Jump, Lung Test and Y-Balance Test after intervention for a 1 month
To observe if the differences obtained after 14 weeks of intervention are maintained or not during the following 4 weeks of follow-up, between the post-intervention vs. post-follow-up measurement in the experimental group and in the control group. This is a specific measure
Measured: Week 14 and week 18
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted2 Aug 2023
- Study start20 Sep 2022
- Primary completion2 Feb 2023
- Study completion15 Mar 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Athletics InjuryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Randomiced Controlled Trial
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 22 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Javier Reina Abellan, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
- Investigators
- Daniel Casado, Principal investigator, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05971316
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Universidad Católica de Murcia
- Status last verified
- Jul 2023
- First submitted
- 27 Jun 2023
- Last updated
- 2 Aug 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: No research data from the participants is currently shared, the results will be published by the researchers of this study in academic journals. In the future, it is not ruled out making our data and results available to interested researchers and possible collaborators who contact specifically the researchers of our study.
Publications
Casado D, Nacher I, Pardo J, Reina J. Effectiveness of a Foam Roller Warm-Up in Professional Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2025 Jan 1;20(1):15-29. doi: 10.26603/001c.127266. eCollection 2025.
PubMed 39758693
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Aug 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effectiveness of a Warm-Up With Foam Roller for 3 Months in Professional Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05971316
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Universidad Católica de Murcia
- Conditions
- Athletics Injury, Sports Physical Therapy
- Keywords
- Foam Roller, Performance, Warm-Up, Basketball
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 22 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad de MurciaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 20 Sep 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 2 Feb 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Mar 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 2 Aug 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of a foam roller warm-up on sports performance in professional basketball players.
Detailed description
Twenty-two professional basketball players, divided into two randomized groups, carried out a specific warm-up for three months with a foam roller. Three measurements were made, pre-intervention, post-intervention at 12 weeks and a four-week follow-up. In these measurements reference data were taken for jumping, ankle dorsiflexion and balance. During this protocol, they performed three series of sixty seconds of application with thirty seconds of rest between series, three days a week and applied to the calf muscles, hamstrings, quadriceps, gluteus and TFL.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Randomiced Controlled Trial
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Warm-up + Foam Roller | Experimental | Device: Foam RollerGeneral Warm-up + Warm-up with Foam Roller |
| Warm-up Only | No intervention | –General Warm-up only |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 30 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Masculine or feminine
- Minimum 18 years and maximum 30
- Professional players
- Practice 3 training sessions per week + competition on weekends
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Musculoskeletal injury in the last 3 months
- Surgery in the lower extremity in the last year
- Present a diagnosed orthopedic or neurological pathology of the lower limb.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Foam RollerGeneral Warm-up + Foam Roller | Device | Warm-up + Foam Roller |
Primary outcome
Know the effectiveness of a warm-up with a foam roller in proffesional basketball player during 18 weeks on jumping using the Counter Movement Jump, dorsiflexión using the Lung Test and the balance using the Y-Balance Test
Time frame: Baseline and week 18
The countermovement jump will obtain the jump height in centimetres, the ankle dorsiflexion in degrees using the Lung test and the distance in centimeters using the Y-Balance test. High scores in any of the tests will lead to a decrease in the risk of injury and an improvement in performance. A first pre-intervention measurement is carried out, another at 14 weeks post-intervention and others at 18 weeks follow-up. This is the general measure.
2 secondary outcomes
Evaluate the improvement obtained in the experimental group after a warm-up protocol with foam roller for 14weeks 3 days per week on the Counter Movement Jump, Lung Test and Y-Balance test vs non-intervention group.
Time frame: Baseline and week 14
Maintenance of foam roller warm-up adaptations on the Counter Movement Jump, Lung Test and Y-Balance Test after intervention for a 1 month
Time frame: Week 14 and week 18
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 2 Aug 2023.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 39758693Casado D, Nacher I, Pardo J, Reina J. Effectiveness of a Foam Roller Warm-Up in Professional Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2025 Jan 1;20(1):15-29. doi: 10.26603/001c.127266. eCollection 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. No research data from the participants is currently shared, the results will be published by the researchers of this study in academic journals. In the future, it is not ruled out making our data and results available to interested researchers and possible collaborators who contact specifically the researchers of our study.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Daniel Casado principal investigator
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Foam Roller in people with Athletics Injury and Sports Physical Therapy, run by Universidad de Murcia at 1 site in Spain.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Aug 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Know the effectiveness of a warm-up with a foam roller in proffesional basketball player during 18 weeks on jumping using the Counter Movement Jump, dorsiflexión using the Lung Test and the balance using the Y-Balance Test (time frame: Baseline and week 18). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05971316, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Aug 2023.