Clinical trials: SOCCER
Athletic Performance
The Accumulative Effect of Cold Water Immersion in Football Athletes
Football is a sport with congested calendars, which requires muscle recovery strategies such as cold water immersion (CWI). This recovery technique is well spread through football clubs, although it lacks a profound physiologic…
- Trial name
- NCT02688972
- Testing
- cold water immersion, Control group
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scheila Marisa Pinheiro
Exercise Performance, Supplementation
The Effect of Acute Beetroot Juice Supplementation on Anaerobic Performance in Football Players
The aim of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of two different natural fruit-vegetable blend beverages on short-duration, high-intensity exercise performance and muscle oxygenation in young male football players.
- Trial name
- NCT07048912
- Testing
- Beetroot Juice (BJ)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Melike Nur Eroğlu
Muscle Strength, Postural Balance
Eccentric and Trunk Stability Exercise Program Effects in Young Soccer Players
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effects of an in-season mixed training program on several physiological parameters of soccer players.
- Trial name
- NCT04329273
- Testing
- Sliding leg curl, Balance training, Core stability
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Konstantinos Dafkou
Body Composition
Accuracy of Anthropometric Equations for Estimating Body Fat in Professional Male Soccer Players Compared With DXA
This study aimed to analyze the accuracy of different anthropometric equations to estimate body fat in professional male soccer players, setting DXA body fat as the reference.
- Trial name
- NCT03883997
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Mexico
Hip Injuries, Muscular Atrophy
Strength and Strength-ratio of Hip Rotator Muscles at Soccer Players
At this investigation we want to find out whether there is a difference in muscle strength of the internal and external rotation hip muscles between soccer players and non-soccer players caused by typical movement patterns seen…
- Conditions
- Hip Injuries, Muscular Atrophy, Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01821183
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Muscle Development
Photobiomodulation On Muscle Recovery In Professional Soccer Players
Background: Photobiomodulation with low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been widely used in clinical practice for diverse purposes, such as modulation of the inflammatory process, acceleration of the tissue repair process, pain…
- Trial name
- NCT03416998
- Testing
- phototherapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nove de Julho
Chronic Ankle Instability, Ankle Sprain
Impact of Chronic Ankle Instability on Jumping and Agility in Athletes
This study investigated how chronic ankle instability (CAI) affects functional performance in athletes compared with healthy controls.
- Conditions
- Chronic Ankle Instability, Ankle Sprain, Functional Performance Deficit, Athletic Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07171398
- Testing
- Functional Performance Testing Battery
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Muscle Soreness
Neuromuscular Responses to Recovery Techniques
Cold water immersion (CWI) and percussive massage therapy (PMT) are commonly used re-covery techniques in team sports. In particular, despite its wide use, PMT has been scarcely investigated in the literature, especially…
- Trial name
- NCT06433856
- Testing
- Cold Water Immersion, Percussive Massage Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Trieste
Soccer, Core Stability
Core Stabilization Programme on Kicking Velocity and Performance in Male Adolescent Football Players
Core stability is an important component maximising efficient athletic function. Function is most often produced by the kinetic chain, the coordinate sequenced activation of body segments that places the distal segment in the…
- Conditions
- Soccer, Core Stability, Sports Performance
- Trial name
- NCT05711069
- Testing
- Core Stability Exercise Program, Routine Football Training Program
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Gut Microbiota Diversity and Composition, Athletic Performance
Kefir, Gut Microbiota, and Athletic Performance in Soccer Players
This research work is a clinical trial that will assess the impact of kefir consumption on the gut microbiota profile and athletic performance of female soccer players of age 18-29 years.
- Conditions
- Gut Microbiota Diversity and Composition, Athletic Performance, Functional Food Intervention (Kefir), Body Composition
- Trial name
- KEFIR-SPORT (NCT06753422)
- Testing
- Kefir
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Depressive Symptoms, Cognitive Symptom
JAK Signaling in Depression and Cognition in Male Football Players
This study is being done to learn more about the role of inflammation in depressive and cognitive symptoms in patients with depression who have played at least 11 years of organized tackle football.
- Trial name
- JAK DC in Play (NCT07608796)
- Testing
- Baricitinib
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Muscle Tightness
Effects of IASTM vs. Foam Rolling on Knee and Hip Range of Motion in Soccer Players
The aim of this study is: To compare the acute and long-term affects of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) vs foam rolling on knee and hip flexibility and performance in soccer players.
- Trial name
- NCT06101615
- Testing
- IASTM (FAT), Foam Rolling
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Adolescent, Soccer Performance
Guided Imagery Training for Shooting Accuracy and Mental Skills in Adolescent Football Players
This study is designed to examine whether guided imagery training can improve football shooting performance and psychological skills in young athletes.
- Conditions
- Adolescent, Soccer Performance, Psychological Phenomena and Processes, Imagery, Psychotherapy
- Trial name
- NCT07161934
- Testing
- Guided Imagery Training, Standard Football Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merve Burcu Güler
Stress
Effect of Elite Soccer Training on Routine Laboratory Parameters
Repeated blood sampling within a regular soccer season of German first league clubs shall serve to define soccer-specific reference values for routine parameters determined from venous blood.
- Trial name
- SOCCERLAB (NCT00946855)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 467 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universität des Saarlandes
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
Groin Injuries
The Effect of the Copenhagen Adduction Exercise on Groin Injuries Rate Among Soccer Players.
The effect of the Copenhagen Adduction Exercise on groin injuries rate among soccer players The Copenhagen adduction exercise is a body-weight exercise which mainly works the groin and hip Adductors.
- Trial name
- NCT04673903
- Testing
- Copenhagen adduction exercise, Usual warm up
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umm Al-Qura University
Intermittent Pneumatic Compression, Placebo - Control
Effects of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Following an Officiall Soccer Match
This study aims to identify the effects of the use of intermittent pneumatic compression on the recovery kinetics following an official soccer match, in comparision with a placebo condition.
- Trial name
- NCT06636942
- Testing
- Intermittent pneumatic compression
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maia
Health, Sport
Effects of Trainings on Physical Performance in Soccer Players
The main objective of study was to examine the effects of different trainings on physical performance in amateur soccer players at different age.
- Conditions
- Health, Sport, Soccer Performance, Soccer Training
- Trial name
- NCT06631599
- Testing
- Physical training
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University School of Physical Education, Krakow, Poland
Physical Fitness, Health
Effects of the 11 for Health Program on Physical Fitness and Health-Related Outcomes in Schoolchildren
This study aims to examine the effects of the 11 for Health program on physical fitness and health-related outcomes in fifth-grade students. The study will use a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group.
- Conditions
- Physical Fitness, Health, Body Composition
- Trial name
- NCT07900399
- Testing
- 11 for Health Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Namik Kemal University
Kinesiophobia, Chronic Ankle Instability
Yoga vs Deep Breathing for Kinesiophobia in Footballers With Chronic Ankle Instability
The study aimed to determine if yoga poses and conventional physiotherapy were more effective than deep breathing exercises and conventional physiotherapy in reducing kinesiophobia in amateur football players with chronic ankle…
- Trial name
- NCT07034534
- Testing
- Three typical yoga poses, Deep breathing technique
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Saveetha University