Clinical trials: Rugby
Sport Related Concussion
Pilot Study on the Correlation Between Accelerations Experienced
Concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury, accounts for 85% of brain injuries and is common in both professional and amateur sports.
- Trial name
- BIOIMPACT (NCT07507253)
- Testing
- Analyze correlations between the measurements of the variations in biomarkers with those obtained by an instrumented mouthguard measuring accelerations.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sys2Diag
Sports Performance
The Effects of Increased vs. Traditional Squat Stance Width on Performance Indices in Elite Rugby League Players
The back squat is a commonly utilized resistance training exercise for the promotion of both performance and musculoskeletal health.
- Trial name
- NCT05505786
- Testing
- Normal stance width, Wide stance width
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Lancashire
Concussion
Concussion in Rugby Players: a Pilot Study of Neural Recovery Using fMRI
This study assess the putative persistence of neural damage using resting state fMRI after concussion in rugby player once they have clinically recovered.
- Trial name
- RugbyCom (NCT02988609)
- Testing
- fMRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Tactical Index, Sport
TPCT Underwater Rugby Women
This randomized controlled trial evaluates whether adding a short, structured team-reflection protocol (Tactical Programme for Critical Thinking, TPCT) to regular elite women's underwater rugby training improves tactical…
- Conditions
- Tactical Index, Sport, Sport Participation, Teamwork
- Trial name
- TPCT-UWRW (NCT07458581)
- Testing
- Matched Tactical Training Programme (MTT), Tactical Programme for Critical Thinking (TPCT) - Structured Reflective Questioning
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Édison Andrés Pérez Bedoya
Core Stabilization, Trunk Muscle Endurance
Core Stabilization Training in Child and Adolescent Underwater Rugby Athletes
Demographic information of children aged 9-17 who volunteer to participate in the study and who play underwater rugby will be recorded, and all participants; respiratory function will be assessed with a portable spirometer…
- Conditions
- Core Stabilization, Trunk Muscle Endurance, Respiratory Function, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT06728267
- Testing
- Core stabilization training, Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ozden Gokcek
Exercise Performance, Body Composition
The Effect of 8-weeks of Bovine Colostrum and Soy Protein Supplementation in Rugby Players
Bovine colostrum is the milk produced by cows immediately after calving. It contains high levels of proteins that improve immune protection and may act to prevent colds.
- Trial name
- NCT02951923
- Testing
- Bovine Colostrum, Soy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Supplementation
The Effect of Bicarbonate Supplementation on Performance and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Rugby Players.
The objetive of the study was to determine whether sodium bicarbonate supplementation improves athletic performance and/or reduces fatigue in elite rugby players. The participants were 17 elite rugby players.
- Trial name
- Bicarbrugby (NCT07017582)
- Testing
- Soidum Bicarbonate
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Burgos
Emergency, Pain
Tissue Interface Pressures in Athlete Medical Extraction
This study aims to establish clinical evidence for the use of scoop stretchers in the sports setting for spinal immobilisation and transport compared to the traditionally used long back boards through measuring tissue interface…
- Conditions
- Emergency, Pain, Medical Device Discomfort
- Trial name
- NCT02770638
- Testing
- Scoop Stretcher, Long Back Spinal board
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Athletic Performance, Neuromuscular Training
Comparison of Combined Sprint-Plyometric Training Versus Traditional Strength Training on Speed, Agility, Power, and Movement Quality in Intermediate Rugby Players
Comparison of Combined Sprint-Plyometric Training Versus Traditional Strength Training on Speed, Agility, Power, and Movement Quality in Intermediate Rugby Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Trial name
- NCT07591675
- Testing
- Combined Sprint-Plyometric Training, Traditional Strength Training Group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ibadat International University, Islamabad
Rugby
Core Work and Sports Bandage in Rugby Players
Introduction. Lower limb injuries are characteristic of rugby players. Core exercises aim to improve ankle stability. The ankle bandage in 8 is used in the approach to injuries to provide better stability in the joint.
- Trial name
- NCT03865797
- Testing
- Experimental, Control active
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Investigación en Hemofilia y Fisioterapia
Rugby Professionals, Concussion
Analysis of the Variation in Thickness of Per-papillary Retinal Optic Nerve Fibres in Professional Rugby Players
The main hypothesis is that exposure to repeated shocks is associated with a greater decrease in the thickness of optical nerve fibres.
- Trial name
- ON RUGBY (NCT03958110)
- Testing
- OCT A
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Locomotor Pain Disorder
Reproducibility of the Functional Movement Screen Test
The main objective of the study is to determine the inter-evaluator and intra-evaluator reproducibility of the FMS test as an evaluation tool in amateur rugby players.
- Trial name
- NCT05535153
- Testing
- functional movement screen
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pole Sante Grace de Dieu
Body Composition
Physiological Changes Throughout the Competitive Rugby Season.
Rugby union is a high intensity, intermittent team sport which is played over 80 minutes. Players are divided into two main positional groups, forwards and backs, with backs covering a larger distance and completing more sprints…
- Trial name
- NCT03510247
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Rugby
Speech Adaptation When Using Mouthguards
The aim of this study is to evaluate the speech performance of professional rugby players when using custom-fitted mouthguards over a six-month period.
- Trial name
- NCT04064099
- Testing
- Custom-fitted sports mouthguard
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amy Liew
Exercise
Caffeine Supplementation on Movement Patterns and Reactive Agility in Rugby Sevens Matches
Caffeine is widely used by rugby players for its performance-enhancing effects. The main questions it aims to answer are: (1) the impact of caffeine supplementation on various performance metrics, including distance covered at…
- Trial name
- NCT06612463
- Testing
- Caffeine 6mg/kg
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Sport University
Injuries
Impact and Burden of Rugby Injuries in Argentina. A Complete Season Retrospective Multicentric Study.
The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence, incidence and injury load suffered in male amateur rugby players from Argentina during a competitive season in 2019.
- Trial name
- ARugby (NCT04402567)
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Donación Francisco Santojanni
Traumatic Brain Injury, Sports Injury
Blood-based Biomarkers for the Prognosis of Sports Related Concussion
The diagnosis of sports related concussion still relies heavily on a subjective assessment. In this study the investigators want to assess the prognostic value of blood-based biomarkers with recovery from concussive episodes over…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Sports Injury, Concussion, Mild
- Trial name
- NCT04485494
- Testing
- Biochemical Analysis of Blood Biomarkers
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Limerick
Sports, Psychosocial
Brief Structured Team Reflection Embedded in Elite Underwater Rugby Training (BSTR-UWR)
This single-arm field evaluation examined whether a brief, structured team reflection routine embedded within usual elite underwater rugby training was associated with change in team cohesion, psychological safety, peer trust…
- Conditions
- Sports, Psychosocial, Cohesion, Social
- Trial name
- BSTR-UWR (NCT07448012)
- Testing
- Brief Structured Team Reflection (BSTR)
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Édison Andrés Pérez Bedoya
Head Trauma
The Effect of Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation on Biomarkers of Concussion Over the Course of a Year in Canadian National Rugby Players
Nutrition interventions may present a safe and relatively risk free intervention for protection against subconcussive impacts. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) is the principal Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid in the brain…
- Trial name
- NCT03582267
- Testing
- Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Christian University
Overhead Athletes
Plyometric, Proprioceptive and Strength Exercises in Rugby Players.
Introduction. Shoulder injury is the pathology that causes the longest downtime in rugby players, representing 66% of upper limb injuries in this discipline.
- Trial name
- NCT04254055
- Testing
- exercises
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Investigación en Hemofilia y Fisioterapia