Sports Physical TherapyNCT06423157
Plyometric and Stability Exercise Protocol in Female Basketball Players
A study testing Intervention in people with Sports Physical Therapy, run by Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia at 1 site in Spain.
Trial summary
Introduction. Basketball is a high intensity intermittent sport, requiring jumping, running, accelerations and decelerations with changes of direction and lateral movements. Plyometric exercises are a training technique that consists of a cycle of muscle stretching and shortening in which the energy stored in the… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 30 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Sports Physical Therapy
- What is being tested?
- Intervention
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 19 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSpain
- Study dates
- 19 May 2024to 1 Jul 2024
- 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
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Female players over 18 years of age.
- That during the study period they play basketball competing in the 1st Women's Division 1 category of the Basketball Federation of the Region of Murcia.
- That they perform strength exercises at least once a week.
- That they sign the informed consent document.
Who cannot join
- Players with knee or ankle injuries in the 6 months prior to the study.
- Players who use ankle or knee braces regularly.
- Players with lower limb surgery in the last year.
- Players whose participation is contraindicated by the team doctor, physiotherapist or physical trainer.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Efficacy of a Plyometric and Stability Exercise Protocol in Female Basketball Players. A Controlled Clinical Study.
Introduction. Basketball is a high intensity intermittent sport, requiring jumping, running, accelerations and decelerations with changes of direction and lateral movements. Plyometric exercises are a training technique that consists of a cycle of muscle stretching and shortening in which the energy stored in the eccentric phase (lengthening) is released facilitating the production of maximum power in the concentric phase (shortening).
Objective. To analyse the efficacy of a physiotherapy intervention through a protocol of plyometric and stability exercises in the improvement of vertical jump, stability, flexibility and agility in federated female basketball players. The primary variable will be the vertical jump (My jump 2.0). Secondary variables will be stability (Y balance test), flexibility (Sit and Reach) and agility (T-Test).
Methods. Controlled, single-blind clinical study. 20 athletes will be randomised to the experimental and control groups. The intervention of the experimental group will consist of a protocol using plyometric and stability exercises. The athletes included in the control group will not perform any intervention and will continue with their usual routine. The intervention period will last 6 weeks, with a periodicity of 2 weekly sessions of 20 minutes each.
- Conditions
- Sports Physical Therapy
- Being tested
- Intervention
- Keywords
- Basketball, Plyometric Exercises, Stability, Flexibility, Agility, Physiotherapy
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
InterventionOther
The intervention period will last 6 weeks, with a periodicity of 2 weekly sessions of 20 minutes each. All interventions will take place at the Palacio de los Deportes de Murcia. All interventions will be carried out by the same physiotherapist, following the same protocol. The intervention of the experimental group will consist of a protocol using plyometric and stability exercises.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental group | Experimental | The intervention period will last 6 weeks, with a periodicity of 2 weekly sessions of 20 minutes each. All interventions will take place at the Palacio de los Deportes de Murcia. All interventions will be carried out by the same physiotherapist, following the same protocol.
The intervention of the experimental group will consist of a protocol using plyometric and stability exercises. Receives: Other: Intervention |
| Control group | No intervention | The athletes included in the control group will not undergo any intervention and will continue with their usual routine. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Assess the changes in vertical jump
The vertical jump will be measured with the My jump 2.0® application. The athlete will be asked to jump as high as possible from a standing position, raising the body in the air by means of an impulse generated by the leg muscles. The evaluation consists of the recording of the jump, the calculation of the height of the vertical jump and the athlete's strength and speed levels. The unit of measurement of this tool is the centimetre, where the greater the distance, the higher the vertical jump.
Measured: Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after six weeks follow-up
Secondary outcomes (3)
Assess the changes in stability
Stability is measured using the Y balance test. Three strips of adhesive tape are placed on the floor in a Y shape. The athlete, placed in the centre of the Y, will maintain unipodal balance while with the contralateral leg trying to reach the farthest point in each direction (anterior, posteromedial and posterolateral), without lifting the heel of the supporting foot which is the one being evaluated. Three attempts shall be made with each leg. The distance is measured with a tape measure, in centimetres (19), where the greater the distance, the greater the stability.
Measured: Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after six weeks follow-up
Assess the changes in flexibility
Flexibility will be assessed with the Sit and Reach test. The athlete will sit on the floor, with her knees straight and her feet placed against the edge of a box. From this position, the participant shall progressively perform a trunk flexion, trying to reach as far as possible with the tips of her hands on the scale graduated in centimetres on the box. The unit of measurement for this test is the centimetre, where the greater the distance reached, the greater the flexibility.
Measured: Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after six weeks follow-up
Assess the changes in agility
Agility will be assessed with the T-Test. Four cones should be placed in a T-shape: A at the starting point; B at 9.14 m forward; and C and D at the sides of this at 4.57 m the other two cones. The athlete must go as fast as possible to cone B and touch it with the tip with her right hand, then she must go to the sides touching cones C and D with the hand of the same side, return to touch cone B with the left hand and lastly, move backwards and go over cone A. The unit of measurement is the second, where lower times indicate efficient agility.
Measured: Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after six weeks follow-up
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted21 May 2024
- Study start19 May 2024
- Primary completion15 Jun 2024
- Study completion1 Jul 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Sports Physical TherapyStudies 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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 19 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Rubén Cuesta-Barriuso, PhD, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06423157
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PlyoBask
- Status last verified
- May 2024
- First submitted
- 15 May 2024
- Last updated
- 25 Mar 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Mar 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Efficacy of a Plyometric and Stability Exercise Protocol in Female Basketball Players. A Controlled Clinical Study.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06423157
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PlyoBask
- Conditions
- Sports Physical Therapy
- Keywords
- Basketball, Plyometric Exercises, Stability, Flexibility, Agility, Physiotherapy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 19 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 19 May 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 Jun 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Jul 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 21 May 2024 (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.
Introduction. Basketball is a high intensity intermittent sport, requiring jumping, running, accelerations and decelerations with changes of direction and lateral movements. Plyometric exercises are a training technique that consists of a cycle of muscle stretching and shortening in which the energy stored in the eccentric phase (lengthening) is released facilitating the production of maximum power in the concentric phase (shortening).
Objective. To analyse the efficacy of a physiotherapy intervention through a protocol of plyometric and stability exercises in the improvement of vertical jump, stability, flexibility and agility in federated female basketball players. The primary variable will be the vertical jump (My jump 2.0). Secondary variables will be stability (Y balance test), flexibility (Sit and Reach) and agility (T-Test).
Methods. Controlled, single-blind clinical study. 20 athletes will be randomised to the experimental and control groups. The intervention of the experimental group will consist of a protocol using plyometric and stability exercises. The athletes included in the control group will not perform any intervention and will continue with their usual routine. The intervention period will last 6 weeks, with a periodicity of 2 weekly sessions of 20 minutes each.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental group | Experimental | Other: InterventionThe intervention period will last 6 weeks, with a periodicity of 2 weekly sessions of 20 minutes each. All interventions will take place at the Palacio de los Deportes de Murcia. All interventions will be carried out by the same physiotherapist, following the same protocol. The intervention of the experimental group will consist of a protocol using plyometric and stability exercises. |
| Control group | No intervention | –The athletes included in the control group will not undergo any intervention and will continue with their usual routine. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 30 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Female players over 18 years of age.
- That during the study period they play basketball competing in the 1st Women's Division 1 category of the Basketball Federation of the Region of Murcia.
- That they perform strength exercises at least once a week.
- That they sign the informed consent document.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Players with knee or ankle injuries in the 6 months prior to the study.
- Players who use ankle or knee braces regularly.
- Players with lower limb surgery in the last year.
- Players whose participation is contraindicated by the team doctor, physiotherapist or physical trainer.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| InterventionThe intervention period will last 6 weeks, with a periodicity of 2 weekly sessions of 20 minutes each. All interventions will take place at the Palacio de los Deportes de Murcia. All interventions will be carried out by the same physiotherapist, following the same protocol. The intervention of the experimental group will consist of a protocol using plyometric and stability exercises. | Other | Experimental group |
Primary outcome
Assess the changes in vertical jump
Time frame: Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after six weeks follow-up
The vertical jump will be measured with the My jump 2.0® application. The athlete will be asked to jump as high as possible from a standing position, raising the body in the air by means of an impulse generated by the leg muscles. The evaluation consists of the recording of the jump, the calculation of the height of the vertical jump and the athlete's strength and speed levels. The unit of measurement of this tool is the centimetre, where the greater the distance, the higher the vertical jump.
3 secondary outcomes
Assess the changes in stability
Time frame: Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after six weeks follow-up
Assess the changes in flexibility
Time frame: Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after six weeks follow-up
Assess the changes in agility
Time frame: Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after six weeks follow-up
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 25 Mar 2025.
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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.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Intervention in people with Sports Physical Therapy, run by Universidad Católica San Antonio 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 4 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 25 Mar 2025. 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?
Assess the changes in vertical jump (time frame: Screening visit, within the first seven days after treatment and after six weeks follow-up). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 25 Mar 2025.