Clinical trials: SOCCER, open to volunteers
Sprint Mechanical Output, Sprint Performance
Effects of Sprint and Eccentric Hamstring Training in Elite Youth Soccer Players
This study will compare two different training methods used to improve sprint performance and hamstring strength in elite youth soccer players.
- Conditions
- Sprint Mechanical Output, Sprint Performance, Eccentric Hamstring Strength
- Trial name
- SEHT (NCT07889089)
- Testing
- Eccentric hamstring strength training, Sprint training
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Comenius University
Diabetes
Body Composition, Fitness, and Thermoregulation in Young Boys With Type I Diabetes vs. Healthy Soccer Players
The study aims to assess differences in body composition, exercise capacity, and thermoregulation between young soccer players with type 1 diabetes and their healthy peers.
- Trial name
- BCFTYR (NCT06676878)
- Testing
- Incremental exercise
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paweł Korman
Football, Injury
The Relationship Between Training Dynamics and General Health Status in Veteran Football Players
The goal of this observational study is to learn how training habits and general health status are related to injury risk in veteran football players (men over 35 years old who play recreational football).
- Conditions
- Football, Injury, Veteran
- Trial name
- NCT07027592
- Testing
- Survey Study
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Bakircay University
Concussions
COmmunities Aligned to Reduce Concussion and Head Impact Exposure
Head impacts in collision sports such as football are a public health concern, as repetitive head impacts, even if a concussion is not suspected, have negative effects on brain health.
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT06624202)
- Testing
- COmmunities Aligned to reduce Concussion and Head impact exposure (COACH) Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 880 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Performance Recovery, Exercise-induced Inflammation
S-Acetyl Glutathione and Performance Recovery in Soccer
Soccer players display elevated inflammatory and oxidative stress markers combined with reduced soccer specific performance over a 72-hour period.
- Conditions
- Performance Recovery, Exercise-induced Inflammation, Exercise-induced Oxidative Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07690124
- Testing
- 200 mg S-Acetyl Glutathione, 500 mg S-Acetyl Glutathione
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Dietary Assessment
Analysis of Dietary Intake in Professional Female Football Players
This study evaluates the dietary intake of professional female footballers against nutritional guidelines, analysing differences by age, position, and location (UK vs Spain).
- Trial name
- NCT06713954
- Testing
- Dietary assessment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ramon Llull
Soccer, Performance
Isometric vs. Dynamic Squat Pre-Loading: Acute PAPE Responses
This randomized crossover study compared the acute post-activation performance responses to isometric and dynamic squat-based preconditioning protocols performed with and without electromyostimulation (EMS).
- Conditions
- Soccer, Performance, Contraction
- Trial name
- IPP vs DPP (NCT07696026)
- Testing
- dynamic conraction, isometric contraction, dynamic and EMS contraction
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Respiratory Function, Respiratory Muscle Strength
Respiratory Function and Athletic Performance in Professional Soccer Players
This prospective observational study aims to investigate the relationship between respiratory function and multidimensional athletic performance parameters in professional soccer players.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Function, Respiratory Muscle Strength, Athletic Performance, Reaction Time
- Trial name
- NCT07617116
- Testing
- Respiratory and Athletic Performance Assessments
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istinye University
Traumatic Chronic Encephalopathy
Cerebral and Cognitive Impact of Professional Soccer Practice
The objective of this study is to evaluate, using MRI, the microstructural consequences and the onset of any cognitive impairment in professional soccer players at the end of their career, who have experienced repeated minor head…
- Trial name
- TC-FOOT (NCT04903015)
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Strength, Stress
Effects of Root Extract Ashwagandha (KSM-66) on Perception of Recovery and Muscle Strength in Adolescents Aged 11 to 19 Engaged in Grassroots Football
This study will test whether six weeks of ashwagandha (KSM-66 root extract), helps teenage footballers recover and improve strength.
- Conditions
- Strength, Stress, Exercise Adaptation, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT07890935
- Testing
- Ashwagandha
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sports Performance and Applied Research in Trials and Analysis
Adolescent, Healthy Volunteers (HV)
Effects of Integrative Neuromuscular Traning on Physical Fitness and Dribbling Performance Among High School Male Football Players in Shandong, China
This study investigates the effects of a 12-week Integrative Neuromuscular Training (INT) program on physical fitness, balance, and dribbling skills in male high school soccer players in Shandong, China.
- Conditions
- Adolescent, Healthy Volunteers (HV), Physical Fitness and Technical Skills, Football Players
- Trial name
- NCT07017049
- Testing
- Integrative Neuromuscular Training, Routine training intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xinrui Zhang
Muscle Adaptation, Body Composition
Creatine and Muscle Health in Madrid's Walking Footballers.
Healthy aging requires effective, accessible, and sustainable interventions capable of preserving functional capacity and preventing age-related decline.
- Conditions
- Muscle Adaptation, Body Composition, Physical Activity in Adults
- Trial name
- MyoCreaWalk (NCT07891936)
- Testing
- Monohydrate Creatine supplementation during Walking Football training
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Europea de Madrid
Football Player
Anxiety in Non-professional Football Players With Recurrent Hamstring Injuries.
Introduction. Faced with the risk of injury relapse, and as athletes train and compete, they generate anxiety that limits their ability to push themselves to the maximum, influencing their performance. Objectives.
- Trial name
- NCT06928623
- Testing
- Surveys
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Microbial Composition, Immune Function
Gut Microbiome Response to Long-Haul Travel in Elite Football Players
The goal of this randomised control trial is to measure the gut microbiome response to long-haul travel alongside the demands of pre-season amongst elite football players.
- Trial name
- NCT07585474
- Testing
- Probiotic Capsule
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Hallam University
Overuse Injury, Traumatic Injury
Sustainable Elite Football
The literature is scarce when it comes to more comprehensive research project that investigates the differences between youth and adult elite football players in physical parameters and the risk of injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07325084
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linnaeus University
Exercise-Induced Fatigue, Athletic Performance
The Effect of Individual Sodium Citrate Consumption on Repeated Sprint Performance in Female Soccer Players
The aim of this research is to determine whether sodium citrate supplementation, taken at the best individual time, would improve repeated sprint performance in professional female soccer players.
- Conditions
- Exercise-Induced Fatigue, Athletic Performance, Soccer
- Trial name
- ITSCORE-F (NCT07737327)
- Testing
- Sodium Citrate Oral Product
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Athletic Performance, Muscle Fatigue
Whole-Body Photobiomodulation Use in Professional Soccer Players During a State Championship
This study aims to investigate the effects of whole-body photobiomodulation on professional soccer players during a state championship.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Muscle Fatigue, Muscle Strength, Sports
- Trial name
- WBPBM-PSC (NCT07224646)
- Testing
- Whole-Body Photobiomodulation (PBM) (Active PBM)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Children Soccer Players
Conventional Warm-up on Physical Performance in Children Soccer Players
Considering the importance of an optimal warm-up to enhance performance in key soccer-related variables such as jump height, sprint speed, and ball kicking velocity, most available evidence to date has focused on youth and adult…
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT07310251)
- Testing
- conventional warm-up regarding to stretching warm-up
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica del Maule
Exercise Training
Effect of Aronia Supplementation on the LPS-CD14-TLR2/4 Axis in Football Players
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial will investigate the effects of 8-week Aronia melanocarpa supplementation on exercise-induced activation of the LPS-LBP-CD14-TLR2/TLR4 axis in trained male football players.
- Trial name
- ARONIA-TLR (NCT07829523)
- Testing
- Aronia melanocarpa Extract
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hanna Dziewiecka
Repetitive Head Impacts
RHI Interval Effects on Brain Health
Military service members frequently experience repetitive insults or impacts to the head (RHIs). The purpose of the proposed randomized controlled trial is to understand how time intervals affect neurological responses to…
- Trial name
- NCT07010887
- Testing
- Short Interval, Long Interval, BrainScope qEEG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University