Adductor StrainNCT06694220
Impact of Tailored Preventive Exercise Program for Reducing Risk of Hip Adductors Injury
A study testing Tailored preventive exercises and Traditional exercises in people with Adductor Strain, run by Cairo University at 1 site in Egypt.
Trial summary
this study will be conducted : To investigate the impact of tailored preventive exercise program in reducing hip adductor loss of isometric strength in professional football players. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 35 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Adductor Strain
- What is being tested?
- Tailored preventive exercises and Traditional exercises
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteEgypt
- Study dates
- 20 Nov 2024to 20 Feb 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 35 years
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Male football players only will be included in the study. Men's football had the second highest injury rates .
- Players will have loss in hip adductor strength more than 15% .
- Players will have hip adductor/abductor strength ratio in percent less than 80% or ratio less than 0.9.
- Participants will go under full documentation of groin health and injury history.
- Participants will Complain of muscle fatigue or spasm or mild pain on VAS will be 3 or less, during and after matches with no real injury.
Who cannot join
- Presence of injuries at the level of the hip/hip region at the initial assessment
- Players with acute groin injuries.
- Players with recent hip and pelvic floor muscles problems.
- Players with acute hip adductor strains or tears.
- Players with inguinal hernia.
- Players who already don't play matches or stop training.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
this study will be conducted :
- To investigate the impact of tailored preventive exercise program in reducing hip adductor loss of isometric strength in professional football players.
- To investigate the impact of tailored preventive exercise program in reducing hip adductors to abductors strength asymmetry ratio in professional football players.
- To investigate the impact of tailored preventive exercise program in reducing pain intensity during seasonal matches in professional football players.
- To investigate the impact of tailored preventive exercise program on groin health and performance enhancement in professional football players.
Read the detailed description
Football playing is associated with a high risk of injuries, which results in significant costs for the public health system and may even cause long-term disability for the injured player. The study's findings and the developed exercise program can have practical implications for athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, and medical professionals working with professional football players. The program can serve as a valuable resource for designing individualized training regimens aimed at reducing adductor injury risk and optimizing performance in this specific sport population.
So, the study's significance lies in its focus on injury prevention programs, tailored training preventive programs, enhancing football players' performance on an evidence-based approach. Since there is still a lack of literature and a gap in this research area on the preventive exercise program related to sport injuries' field and as health care professionals, we must provide the best service for the players not only to increase their game performance but also to keep their long live journey of playing.
- Conditions
- Adductor Strain
- Being tested
- Tailored preventive exercises, Traditional exercises
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Tailored preventive exercisesOther
Players in the experimental group will be asked to perform the tailored preventive program 2-3 times per week for 1 hour for at least 6 weeks preseason which includes warming up for 10 mins, flexibility exercises, strengthening exercises, core and lower body stability and balance exercises and drills all these exercises for 1-4 sets x 10-20 reps and cooling down stretches for the last 10 mins.
Traditional exercisesOther
The players will be warmed up as usual, with jogging and ball-based exercises following FIFA 11+ warming up program which consist of three steps with 15 specific exercises running exercises for 8 mins, starting warming up in pairs; Path consists of 6-10 pairs of parallel cones: (Running Straight Ahead, Running Hip Out, Running Hip In, Running Circling Partner, Running Shoulder Contact, Running Quick Forwards and Backwards, Rep. x2). Strength, plyometric, balance for 10 minutes (The Bench, Sideways Bench, Single-leg Stance, Squats, Jumping Rep. 2x 30 sec each side). Running Exercises for 2 minutes (End of heating): (running across the pitch, running bounding, running plant, and cut. Rep x 2). Techniques need to be performed correctly and with an emphasis on maintaining the correct posture of the body. This exercise program should be done at least twice a week
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Tailored preventive exercises and traditional exercises group | Experimental | The participants will practice tailored preventive exercises and traditional exercises for at least 6 weeks. Receives: Other: Tailored preventive exercises; Other: Traditional exercises |
| Traditional exercises group | Active comparator | The participants will practice d traditional exercises for at least 6 weeks. Receives: Other: Traditional exercises |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Isometric strength of hip adductor muscles
Isometric strength of hip adductor muscles of the dominant and non-dominant limb will be measured by hand held dynamometer (HHD) (Lafayette model 01165 manual muscle tester with 7 cm×3.5 cm pad) pre-season and post season.
Players will be asked to complete a maximum repetition, pushing their distal shanks against the pads for 5 s, providing a measure of force (N) for left and right limbs. During testing, players will be allowed to hold the side of the plinths. The hip adductor strength test was performed three times, with a 45-second break between trials
Measured: at least 6 weeks
Isometric asymmetry strength ratio between adductors and abductors
Isometric asymmetry strength ratio between adductors and abductors of dominant (kicking limb) and un-dominant limb (non-kicking limb) will be measured pre-season and post season using hand held dynamometer (HHD). Players will lay supine with the leg being tested in 0° hip and knee extension and resistance applied 5 cm proximal to the malleolus, while the leg not being tested was in knee flexion with the foot on the plinth.
Measured: at least 6 weeks
Arabic version of Copenhagen HAGOS Questionnaire
HAGOS questionnaire will be evaluated pre-season and post season. It consists of 37 items covering 6 subscales (pain, symptoms, activities of daily living, sport and recreational activities, participation in physical activity, and quality of living and performance). Each scale from 0 to 4. The total is scored from 0 to 100 with a higher score indicating better hip and groin function.
Measured: at least 6 weeks
Pain level
Visual analogue scale will be used to measure pain level pre-season and post season. It is a 10 cm line with score ranged from 0 to 10. 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst pain
Measured: at least 6 weks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Nov 2024
- Study start20 Nov 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion10 Feb 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion20 Feb 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Adductor StrainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Cairo UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- 40 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Mahinour Muhammed Osama, Cairo University
- Investigators
- Sohair shehata, Study chair, Cairo UniversityMagda Ramadan, professor, Study director, Cairo University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06694220
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PT REC/012/005100
- Status last verified
- Nov 2024
- First submitted
- 15 Nov 2024
- Last updated
- 19 Nov 2024
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 19 Nov 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Impact of Tailored Preventive Exercise Program for Reducing Risk of Hip Adductors Injury
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06694220
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PT REC/012/005100
- Conditions
- Adductor Strain
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 20 Nov 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 10 Feb 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 20 Feb 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 19 Nov 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.
this study will be conducted :
- To investigate the impact of tailored preventive exercise program in reducing hip adductor loss of isometric strength in professional football players.
- To investigate the impact of tailored preventive exercise program in reducing hip adductors to abductors strength asymmetry ratio in professional football players.
- To investigate the impact of tailored preventive exercise program in reducing pain intensity during seasonal matches in professional football players.
- To investigate the impact of tailored preventive exercise program on groin health and performance enhancement in professional football players.
Detailed description
Football playing is associated with a high risk of injuries, which results in significant costs for the public health system and may even cause long-term disability for the injured player. The study's findings and the developed exercise program can have practical implications for athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, and medical professionals working with professional football players. The program can serve as a valuable resource for designing individualized training regimens aimed at reducing adductor injury risk and optimizing performance in this specific sport population.
So, the study's significance lies in its focus on injury prevention programs, tailored training preventive programs, enhancing football players' performance on an evidence-based approach. Since there is still a lack of literature and a gap in this research area on the preventive exercise program related to sport injuries' field and as health care professionals, we must provide the best service for the players not only to increase their game performance but also to keep their long live journey of playing.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Tailored preventive exercises and traditional exercises group | Experimental | Other: Tailored preventive exercises, Other: Traditional exercisesThe participants will practice tailored preventive exercises and traditional exercises for at least 6 weeks. |
| Traditional exercises group | Active comparator | Other: Traditional exercisesThe participants will practice d traditional exercises for at least 6 weeks. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 35 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Male football players only will be included in the study. Men's football had the second highest injury rates .
- Players will have loss in hip adductor strength more than 15% .
- Players will have hip adductor/abductor strength ratio in percent less than 80% or ratio less than 0.9.
- Participants will go under full documentation of groin health and injury history.
- Participants will Complain of muscle fatigue or spasm or mild pain on VAS will be 3 or less, during and after matches with no real injury.
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Presence of injuries at the level of the hip/hip region at the initial assessment
- Players with acute groin injuries.
- Players with recent hip and pelvic floor muscles problems.
- Players with acute hip adductor strains or tears.
- Players with inguinal hernia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tailored preventive exercisesPlayers in the experimental group will be asked to perform the tailored preventive program 2-3 times per week for 1 hour for at least 6 weeks preseason which includes warming up for 10 mins, flexibility exercises, strengthening exercises, core and lower body stability and balance exercises and drills all these exercises for 1-4 sets x 10-20 reps and cooling down stretches for the last 10 mins. | Other | Tailored preventive exercises and traditional exercises group |
| Traditional exercisesThe players will be warmed up as usual, with jogging and ball-based exercises following FIFA 11+ warming up program which consist of three steps with 15 specific exercises running exercises for 8 mins, starting warming up in pairs; Path consists of 6-10 pairs of parallel cones: (Running Straight Ahead, Running Hip Out, Running Hip In, Running Circling Partner, Running Shoulder Contact, Running Quick Forwards and Backwards, Rep. x2). Strength, plyometric, balance for 10 minutes (The Bench, Sideways Bench, Single-leg Stance, Squats, Jumping Rep. 2x 30 sec each side). Running Exercises for 2 minutes (End of heating): (running across the pitch, running bounding, running plant, and cut. Rep x 2). Techniques need to be performed correctly and with an emphasis on maintaining the correct posture of the body. This exercise program should be done at least twice a week | Other | Tailored preventive exercises and traditional exercises group, Traditional exercises group |
Primary outcome
Isometric strength of hip adductor muscles
Time frame: at least 6 weeks
Isometric strength of hip adductor muscles of the dominant and non-dominant limb will be measured by hand held dynamometer (HHD) (Lafayette model 01165 manual muscle tester with 7 cm×3.5 cm pad) pre-season and post season. Players will be asked to complete a maximum repetition, pushing their distal shanks against the pads for 5 s, providing a measure of force (N) for left and right limbs. During testing, players will be allowed to hold the side of the plinths. The hip adductor strength test was performed three times, with a 45-second break between trials
Isometric asymmetry strength ratio between adductors and abductors
Time frame: at least 6 weeks
Isometric asymmetry strength ratio between adductors and abductors of dominant (kicking limb) and un-dominant limb (non-kicking limb) will be measured pre-season and post season using hand held dynamometer (HHD). Players will lay supine with the leg being tested in 0° hip and knee extension and resistance applied 5 cm proximal to the malleolus, while the leg not being tested was in knee flexion with the foot on the plinth.
Arabic version of Copenhagen HAGOS Questionnaire
Time frame: at least 6 weeks
HAGOS questionnaire will be evaluated pre-season and post season. It consists of 37 items covering 6 subscales (pain, symptoms, activities of daily living, sport and recreational activities, participation in physical activity, and quality of living and performance). Each scale from 0 to 4. The total is scored from 0 to 100 with a higher score indicating better hip and groin function.
Pain level
Time frame: at least 6 weks
Visual analogue scale will be used to measure pain level pre-season and post season. It is a 10 cm line with score ranged from 0 to 10. 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst pain
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 19 Nov 2024.
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.
Sohair shehata study chair
Cairo University
Magda Ramadan, professor study director
Cairo University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Tailored preventive exercises and Traditional exercises in people with Adductor Strain, run by Cairo University at 1 site in Egypt.
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 5 inclusion and 6 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Nov 2024. 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 Egypt. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Mahinour youssef, PHD (+201229100585, mahinourosamayoussef@live.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Isometric strength of hip adductor muscles (time frame: at least 6 weeks). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. 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 19 Nov 2024; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 29 Oct 2026.