Clinical trials: Athletic Performance
Athletic Injuries
Effects of Integrated Neuromuscular Training on Physical Fitness in Badminton Athletes With Different Maturity Statuses
Dominant leg use in badminton may contribute to lower limb asymmetry, potentially affecting performance and injury risk. This study investigated the effects of a 12-week integrated neuromuscular training (NMT) program on sport…
- Trial name
- NCT07020442
- Testing
- integrated neuromuscular training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Sport University
Vitamin D 25-Hydroxylase Deficiency, Vitamin D Deficiency/Insufficiency
Effects of High-Dose Vitamin D on Hormones, Neuromuscular Function, Cognition, and Body Composition in Athletes
This study aims to evaluate the effects of high-dose vitamin D3 supplementation on selected physiological, neuromuscular, and cognitive parameters in athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT07641075
- Testing
- Vitamin D supplementation
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Athletic Performance, Plyometric Exercises
Elastic Band-Resisted Plyometric Training in Young Soccer Players
This randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of elastic band-resisted plyometric training (EBPT) on jump performance in young male soccer players.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Plyometric Exercises, Physical Conditioning, Human
- Trial name
- NCT07367230
- Testing
- Elastic Band-Resisted Plyometric Training, Traditional Plyometric Training, Regular Soccer Training (No Intervention)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Serkan özgür
Athletic Performance, Soccer
Unilateral vs Bilateral Isometric Training in Youth Soccer Players
This randomized controlled trial investigates the effects of unilateral and bilateral isometric strength training integrated into an 8-week complex training program on neuromuscular performance in elite youth soccer players.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Soccer, Resistance Training
- Trial name
- NCT07556315
- Testing
- Unilateral Isometric Training, Bilateral Isometric Training, Complex Strength Training
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Functional Ankle Instability
Effects of Taping on Performance in Adolescent Volleyball Players With Patient-Reported Ankle Instability
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of different types of taping application to functional performancein adolescent volleyball players with functional ankle instability.
- Trial name
- NCT07165613
- Testing
- Kinesiotape, Dynamic tape
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yeditepe University
Athletic Performance, Sprint Performance
Horizontal Plyometric Training and Sprint Mechanics in Early-Adolescent Track-and-Field Athletes
This field-based exploratory pre-post study examined the effects of a six-week horizontally oriented plyometric training program on sprint performance and sprint-related temporal-kinematic outcomes in early-adolescent male…
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Sprint Performance, Youths
- Trial name
- HPT-Sprint You (NCT07571083)
- Testing
- Horizontally Oriented Plyometric Training
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Vicosa
COVID-19, Sport Performance, Professional Overhead Athletes
Effect of COVID-19 Infection on the Performance of Adolescent Professional Overhead Athletes
COVID-19 is known to also cause damage outside the pulmonary system, particularly the cardiovascular and the musculoskeletal system.
- Trial name
- Atılım Unv (NCT05298839)
- Testing
- Evaluation of core muscle endurance, hand grip strength, upper extremity functional performance, reaction time, agility performance and 3 minutes step test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atılım University
Youth Volleyball, Sports Performance
Comparative Effects of High-Intensity Interval and Functional Training on Performance Outcomes in Adolescent Female Volleyball Players
Background Volleyball requires repeated explosive actions, agility, and technical precision, demanding contributions from both aerobic and anaerobic energy systems.
- Conditions
- Youth Volleyball, Sports Performance, Neuromuscular Function, Aerobic Capacity
- Trial name
- NCT07181031
- Testing
- High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), High-Intensity Functional Training (HIFT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duvenciler Anadolu Lİsesi
Obesity, Childhood, Risk Factor, Cardiovascular
The Svendborg-project
The main aim of this study is to describe differences in development of health and motor performance over time in relation to type of school and other background variables.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Risk Factor, Cardiovascular, Sports Injury, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- CHAMPS-DK (NCT03510494)
- Testing
- Augmented physical education program
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Inflammatory Response, Sports Performance
Dairy Consumption During a High-intensity, High-volume Training Week in Young Athletes
Our proposed study is a 5-d double-blind randomised cross-over trial, seeking to simulate a training identification camp in competitive adolescent soccer players The purpose of the proposed study is to investigate whether…
- Trial name
- NCT03947801
- Testing
- Greek Yogurt, Isoenergetic carbohydrate
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brock University
Adolescent Athletic Performance, Muscle Strength Development
Effects of Back Squat Exercise with or Without Blood Flow Restriction in Healthy Adolescent Basketball Athletes
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training compared to traditional high-intensity training in adolescent basketball players aged 16-18.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Athletic Performance, Muscle Strength Development, Jump Height Improvement, Ground Reaction Force (GRF) Enhancement
- Trial name
- BFR (NCT06684093)
- Testing
- Back squat with Blood flow restriction machine, Back squats
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
Athletic Performance
Sequence-Dependent Performance Adaptations Following Myofascial Chain Training in Youth Football Players
This study looked at whether the order of two different types of muscle-and-connective-tissue ("myofascial chain") training affects how young football players improve their jumping power and balance.
- Trial name
- NCT07665138
- Testing
- Posterior chain myofascial training, Spiral chain myofascial training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Sports Physical Therapy
Fascial Anthropometry in Archery Athletes
In archery, the body morphological and anthropometric characteristics of the prominent athletes change. It is important to examine facial anthropometry, especially since the athlete's equipment touches the facial area, and there…
- Trial name
- NCT06269991
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Athletic Performance, Warm-Up Exercise
Acute Effects of a Brief Low-Load Core Activation Warm-Up on Football-Specific Technical Performance in Male Youth Players
This study examined whether a brief, low-load core activation warm-up would acutely improve football-specific technical performance compared with a conventional dynamic warm-up in male youth football players.
- Trial name
- NCT07639190
- Testing
- Core Activation Warm-Up, Conventional Dynamic Warm-Up
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Healthy, Athletic Performance
Weighted-Vest Versus Bodyweight Plyometric Training in Youth Female Soccer Players
Lower extremity strength, explosive power, dynamic balance and functional movement quality are important determinants of performance and injury prevention in soccer.
- Trial name
- NCT07705087
- Testing
- Body-Weight Plyometrics, Additional Loaded Plyometric, Routine Football Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Dehydration, Weight Loss
Effect of Dehydration on Sleep Quality, Cognitive Skills, and Electromyographic Responses in Combat Athletes
This study examines the effects of rapid dehydration-induced weight loss on combat athletes' sleep quality, cognitive skills, and isokinetic strength performance.
- Conditions
- Dehydration, Weight Loss, Weight Cycling, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT07118904
- Testing
- Rapid weight loss through dehydration
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Resistance Training, Inter-limb Asymmetries
Evaluation of Physical Performance and Functional Asymmetries in Female Football
Worldwide, soccer has grown increasingly popular among female players. According to the Women´s Football Survey of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), there were more than 30 million registered women…
- Conditions
- Resistance Training, Inter-limb Asymmetries, Athletic Performance
- Trial name
- NCT03862560
- Testing
- Strength training program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
Athletic Performance, Attention
Audiovisual Conditions During Eight Weeks of BOSU Training in Taekwondo Athletes
This nonrandomized three-group study described changes in taekwondo-specific electronic impact scores, selective attention and repeated-sprint performance over eight weeks of supplementary BOSU ball balance and proprioception…
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Attention, Exercise, Martial Arts
- Trial name
- BOSU-TKD (NCT07894809)
- Testing
- BOSU training with high-tempo music and projected competition video, BOSU training with low-tempo music, BOSU training without audiovisual stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Athletic Injuries
Validity of an Upper Extremity Physical Performance Test Battery in Healthy Athletes
This project comprises two studies; a cross-sectional study and a prospective study. 1. The cross-sectional study aims to develop and validate a new sport-specific test battery (PROMs, analytical and physical performance tests)…
- Trial name
- VAL_PPT_H (NCT06153121)
- Testing
- Physical performance test - Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST), Physical performance test - modified Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (m-CKCUEST), Physical performance test - Seated Seated Single Arm Shot Put Test (SSASPT)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Athletic Performance, Caffeine
Caffeine and Wrestling Performance in Male Wrestlers of Different Weight Classes: A Randomized Crossover Trial
Caffeine is commonly used by athletes to improve performance, but not everyone responds to it in the same way. In weight-class sports like wrestling, athletes are grouped by body weight.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Caffeine, Wrestling
- Trial name
- CAFF-WREST (NCT07889661)
- Testing
- Caffeine
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University, Abadan Branch