Injury; HipNCT06490354
Effectiveness of the Use of Lightback in Conventional Football Training.
A study testing Lightback group and Conventional treatment in people with Injury; Hip, run by Universidad Católica de Ávila at 1 site in Spain.
Trial summary
Lightback is a patented device that allows instrumental stretching of the gluteal muscles. Football players overload this musculature and this type of device is effective and the cost/benefit ratio is high. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 45 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Injury; Hip
- What is being tested?
- Lightback group and Conventional treatment
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSpain
- Study dates
- 1 Jul 2024to 24 Mar 2025
- 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 45 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Professional football players
- Age range 18 to 45 years
- Able to perform physical exertion without discomfort.
Who cannot join
- Football players recently injured or in an active recovery phase.
- Heterometrics
- Non-collaborators
- Alteration of sensitivity
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effectiveness of the Use of Lightback in Conventional Football Training. Randomised Clinical Trial.
Lightback is a patented device that allows instrumental stretching of the gluteal muscles. Football players overload this musculature and this type of device is effective and the cost/benefit ratio is high.
The intention is to carry out a randomised clinical trial to carry out a study on athletes to see the differences between a group of football players with their normal training and a group of football players with their normal training and the application of lightback beforehand.
The variables studied will be sprint speed in 20 and 40m, vertical jump height, hamstring muscle injuries throughout the season, triceps sural injuries throughout the season, internal and external hip ROM, dorsal flexion ankle ROM.
- Conditions
- Injury; Hip
- Being tested
- Lightback group, Conventional treatment
- Keywords
- hip, gluteal regions, range of motion, articular, footballs
- Medical subject headings
- Hip Injuries
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Lightback groupDevice
Use of the patented Lightback device to relax the gluteal musculature and prevent hamstring injuries.
Conventional treatmentOther
Conventional treatment to relax the gluteal musculature and prevent hamstring injuries.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Lightback group | Experimental | Use of the lightback device to relax the gluteal musculature. Receives: Device: Lightback group |
| Conventional group | Active comparator | Conventional treatment to relax the gluteal musculature and prevent hamstring injuries. Receives: Other: Conventional treatment |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Range of motion
Measurement of hip joint range and ankle dorsiflexion measured with goniometer
Measured: 5 weeks
Secondary outcomes (2)
Sprint
Measurement of speed over 20 and 40 metres using approved devices
Measured: 5 weeks
Vertical jump height
Measurement of height (metres) using approved devices
Measured: 5 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Jul 2024
- Study start1 Jul 2024
- Primary completion30 Nov 2024
- Study completion24 Mar 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (7)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Injury; HipStudies 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
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Investigator
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad Católica de Ávila
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, JORGE VELAZQUEZ SAORNIL, Universidad Católica de Ávila
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06490354
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 290624
- Status last verified
- Mar 2025
- First submitted
- 29 Jun 2024
- Last updated
- 27 Mar 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Fernandes CA, Norte GE, Schwab SM, Gokeler A, Murray A, Bazett-Jones DM, Sherman DA. Interpersonal Coordination between Female Soccer Players: Leader-Follower Roles within a Collision-Avoidance Task. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2024 May 1;19(5):548-560. doi: 10.26603/001c.116156. eCollection 2024.
PubMed 38707861Junge A, Dvorak J. Soccer injuries: a review on incidence and prevention. Sports Med. 2004;34(13):929-38. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200434130-00004.
PubMed 15487905Pirri C, Pirri N, Guidolin D, Macchi V, Porzionato A, De Caro R, Stecco C. Ultrasound Imaging in Football Players with Previous Multiple Ankle Sprains: Keeping a Close Eye on Superior Ankle Retinaculum. Bioengineering (Basel). 2024 Apr 25;11(5):419. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering11050419.
PubMed 38790287Al Attar WSA, Soomro N, Sinclair PJ, Pappas E, Sanders RH. Effect of Injury Prevention Programs that Include the Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Injury Rates in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Med. 2017 May;47(5):907-916. doi: 10.1007/s40279-016-0638-2.
PubMed 27752982Biz C, Nicoletti P, Baldin G, Bragazzi NL, Crimi A, Ruggieri P. Hamstring Strain Injury (HSI) Prevention in Professional and Semi-Professional Football Teams: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 4;18(16):8272. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168272.
PubMed 34444026Petersen J, Thorborg K, Nielsen MB, Budtz-Jorgensen E, Holmich P. Preventive effect of eccentric training on acute hamstring injuries in men's soccer: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med. 2011 Nov;39(11):2296-303. doi: 10.1177/0363546511419277. Epub 2011 Aug 8.
PubMed 21825112Lovell R, Knox M, Weston M, Siegler JC, Brennan S, Marshall PWM. Hamstring injury prevention in soccer: Before or after training? Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2018 Feb;28(2):658-666. doi: 10.1111/sms.12925. Epub 2017 Jun 28.
PubMed 28544170
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Mar 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effectiveness of the Use of Lightback in Conventional Football Training. Randomised Clinical Trial.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06490354
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 290624
- Conditions
- Injury; Hip
- Keywords
- hip, gluteal regions, range of motion, articular, footballs
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad Católica de ÁvilaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jul 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Nov 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 24 Mar 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 8 Jul 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.
Lightback is a patented device that allows instrumental stretching of the gluteal muscles. Football players overload this musculature and this type of device is effective and the cost/benefit ratio is high.
The intention is to carry out a randomised clinical trial to carry out a study on athletes to see the differences between a group of football players with their normal training and a group of football players with their normal training and the application of lightback beforehand.
The variables studied will be sprint speed in 20 and 40m, vertical jump height, hamstring muscle injuries throughout the season, triceps sural injuries throughout the season, internal and external hip ROM, dorsal flexion ankle ROM.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Lightback group | Experimental | Device: Lightback groupUse of the lightback device to relax the gluteal musculature. |
| Conventional group | Active comparator | Other: Conventional treatmentConventional treatment to relax the gluteal musculature and prevent hamstring injuries. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 45 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Professional football players
- Age range 18 to 45 years
- Able to perform physical exertion without discomfort.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Football players recently injured or in an active recovery phase.
- Heterometrics
- Non-collaborators
- Alteration of sensitivity
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lightback groupUse of the patented Lightback device to relax the gluteal musculature and prevent hamstring injuries. | Device | Lightback group |
| Conventional treatmentConventional treatment to relax the gluteal musculature and prevent hamstring injuries. | Other | Conventional group |
Primary outcome
Range of motion
Time frame: 5 weeks
Measurement of hip joint range and ankle dorsiflexion measured with goniometer
2 secondary outcomes
Sprint
Time frame: 5 weeks
Vertical jump height
Time frame: 5 weeks
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 27 Mar 2025.
- Background: PubMed 38707861Fernandes CA, Norte GE, Schwab SM, Gokeler A, Murray A, Bazett-Jones DM, Sherman DA. Interpersonal Coordination between Female Soccer Players: Leader-Follower Roles within a Collision-Avoidance Task. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2024 May 1;19(5):548-560. doi: 10.26603/001c.116156. eCollection 2024.
- Results publication: PubMed 15487905Junge A, Dvorak J. Soccer injuries: a review on incidence and prevention. Sports Med. 2004;34(13):929-38. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200434130-00004.
- Results publication: PubMed 38790287Pirri C, Pirri N, Guidolin D, Macchi V, Porzionato A, De Caro R, Stecco C. Ultrasound Imaging in Football Players with Previous Multiple Ankle Sprains: Keeping a Close Eye on Superior Ankle Retinaculum. Bioengineering (Basel). 2024 Apr 25;11(5):419. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering11050419.
- Results publication: PubMed 27752982Al Attar WSA, Soomro N, Sinclair PJ, Pappas E, Sanders RH. Effect of Injury Prevention Programs that Include the Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Injury Rates in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Med. 2017 May;47(5):907-916. doi: 10.1007/s40279-016-0638-2.
- Results publication: PubMed 34444026Biz C, Nicoletti P, Baldin G, Bragazzi NL, Crimi A, Ruggieri P. Hamstring Strain Injury (HSI) Prevention in Professional and Semi-Professional Football Teams: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 4;18(16):8272. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168272.
- Results publication: PubMed 21825112Petersen J, Thorborg K, Nielsen MB, Budtz-Jorgensen E, Holmich P. Preventive effect of eccentric training on acute hamstring injuries in men's soccer: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med. 2011 Nov;39(11):2296-303. doi: 10.1177/0363546511419277. Epub 2011 Aug 8.
- Results publication: PubMed 28544170Lovell R, Knox M, Weston M, Siegler JC, Brennan S, Marshall PWM. Hamstring injury prevention in soccer: Before or after training? Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2018 Feb;28(2):658-666. doi: 10.1111/sms.12925. Epub 2017 Jun 28.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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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 Lightback group and Conventional treatment in people with Injury; Hip, run by Universidad Católica de Ávila 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 3 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 27 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?
Range of motion (time frame: 5 weeks). 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 NCT06490354, which also lists 7 linked publications.
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 27 Mar 2025.