Clinical trials: SOCCER
Energy Expenditure, Body Composition
The Energy Cost of 1-Hour Football Training
This study aims at investigating the energy expenditure following a single Football trainning session in middle aged males. The participants will perform a soccer training session [A single training session including 60 minutes…
- Conditions
- Energy Expenditure, Body Composition, Resting Metabolic Rate, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- FAM (NCT06477705)
- Testing
- FAM
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
RCT of PEP Program to Reduce ACL Injuries in Female Collegiate Soccer Players
This research study involves implementing and evaluating a physical training program specifically designed to reduce the risk of ligamentous knee injuries in female soccer players by incorporating proven neuromuscular and…
- Trial name
- NCT00140270
- Testing
- PEP program
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Brain
" Acute Brain Changes After Repetitive Headers in Soccer and the Effects of a Protective Device "
Soccer, the most popular sport in the world, exposes players to repeated head impacts and concussions, due to contact with another player or with the ground.
- Trial name
- Soccer-BRAIN (NCT04426188)
- Testing
- Heading series, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Cognitive computerized assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Athletic Performance, Functional Movement
Functional Movement, Balance, and Strength in Professional and Amateur Soccer Players
This observational comparative study aims to evaluate differences in functional movement quality, dynamic balance, lower extremity muscle strength, and jumping performance between professional and amateur male soccer players.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Functional Movement, Muscle Strength
- Trial name
- NCT07702370
- Testing
- Physical Performance Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Gelisim University
LOWER-LIMB INJURY
Dynamic Balance, Flexibility and Agility as Predictors of Lower-extremity Injury in Football Players
This research investigates the reliability of tests to assess injury risk. Participants will be tested at the beginning of the survey and will be monitored for over 5 months.
- Trial name
- NCT04232527
- Testing
- Y Balance Test, Sit and Reach Test, "Maximum Legs Abduction" Test
- Where
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Dragan Mijatović
Concussion, Brain
NFL LONG Prospective Study
The purpose of this 5-year prospective research study is to characterize the association between concussions, sub-concussive exposure, and long-term neurologic health outcomes in former NFL players.
- Trial name
- NCT04263337
- Testing
- [11C] PiB, [18F] PBR111, [18F] Flortaucipir
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Groin Injuries in Football Players
Lyske Trial (Danish) Groin Trial
To examine the effect of a specific training programme towards groin injuries in male footbal players. To evaluate the effect on other football related injuries as well.
- Trial name
- NCT00226603
- Testing
- Specific training programme (behavior)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hölmich, Per, M.D.
Fatigue Recovery, Physical Exertion
Cluster Versus Traditional Plyometric Training in Young Soccer Players
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of two different plyometric training methods (cluster sets versus traditional sets) on young male soccer players.
- Conditions
- Fatigue Recovery, Physical Exertion, Muscle Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT07843069
- Testing
- Traditional Set Configuration
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Soccer, Bone Density
Effect of the Interaction Between the Type of Artificial Turf and Boots Model of Bone Health in Children Soccer Players
The number of turf fields has experienced an important increase in public and private facilities during the last years. This artificial surface will be predominant in any soccer field in the next years.
- Conditions
- Soccer, Bone Density, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- FUTBOMAS (NCT02399553)
- Testing
- Soccer boot intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
Groin Strain
Comparative Effects of Copenhagen and Holmich Exercises in Hip Adductor
Groin pain that relates to the adductor muscle usually represents in the groin region specifically in superior internal thigh. Tears or strains may happen within the muscles itself, tears or strains mainly occurs at…
- Trial name
- NCT05970003
- Testing
- Copenhagen exercises, Holmich exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Healthy Adult Participants
EFFECTS OF SMALL-SIDED GAME MANIPULATIONS ON NEUROMUSCULAR FATIGUE, PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES, PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE, AND TECHNICAL SKILLS IN FEMALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS
Small-sided games will represent a prevalent component of branch-specific training methodologies in football. The objective of this study will be to examine the impact of small-sided games with sprint manipulation played in a 3v3…
- Trial name
- NCT07845318
- Testing
- Sprint, Recovery
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Gelisim University
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Pilot Study Evaluating brainQuant's Ability to Detect Alterations in White Matter in Diffusion MRI, Indicative of Post-traumatic Lesions
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease described in boxing, but also in contact sports such as American football.
- Trial name
- BQ TC-foot (NCT07302503)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Prostate Cancer, Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Walking Football as a Supportive Medicine for Patients With Prostate Cancer
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is widely used in men with prostate cancer (PCa) to delay disease progression and enhance survival.
- Trial name
- NCT04062162
- Testing
- Walking football training
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Associacao de Investigacao de Cuidados de Suporte em Oncologia
Athletic Performance, Neuromuscular Adaptations
Effects of Different Sled Loads on Sprint and Neuromuscular Performance in Young Male Football Players: An 8-Week Periodized Field Study
The purpose of this 8-week periodized field study is to investigate and compare the acute and chronic effects of three different sled towing loads (10%, 15%, and 20% of body weight [BW]) on sprint performance (5m, 10m, 15m) and…
- Trial name
- NCT07797920
- Testing
- Resisted Sled Sprint Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bitlis Eren University
Performance, Soccer
Mental Fatigue and Performance in Young Soccer Players
The study employed a randomized, parallel-group, between-subjects design in which participants were assigned to either the MF+ or MF- condition and completed a single testing session accordingly.
- Conditions
- Performance, Soccer, Mental Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT06982326
- Testing
- MF+, MF-
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Dynamic Balance, Hop Performance and Maximum Voluntary Ventilation (MVV) in Professional Football Players
Core Stability Training With Balloon Breathing on Balance and Performance in Football Players
Football players require good core strength and balance to perform well and reduce the risk of injury. The muscles of the trunk and diaphragm play an important role in maintaining stability, posture, and movement control during…
- Trial name
- NCT07387029
- Testing
- Core Stability Training, Balloon Breathing Exercise
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gulf Medical University
High Intensity Intermittent Sports Performance
Nitrate for High Intensity Intermittent Exercise
The objective of the current study is to assess the effect of 6-day dietary nitrate ingestion on high intensity intermittent sports performance in recreational soccer players.
- Trial name
- NITR-ITE (NCT02436629)
- Testing
- Nitrate-rich concentrated beetroot juice, Nitrate-depleted concentrated red beetroot juice
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Memory Impairment, Executive Dysfunction
The Effects of Playing High School Football on Later Life Cognitive Functioning and Mental Health
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of playing high school football on later in life cognitive functioning and mental health.
- Conditions
- Memory Impairment, Executive Dysfunction, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT02833129
- Volunteers
- 3,904 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Repeated Head Impacts
Physiological Effects of Soccer Heading
There is growing concern for the resulting neurological and physiological outcomes from repeated head impacts in sports that do not manifest into traditional concussion symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT04810130
- Testing
- Soccer Kicking, Soccer Heading (Frontal), Soccer Heading (Oblique)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Knee Injury
Preventing Knee Injuries in Adolescent Female Football Players
Football-related knee injuries are common and especially the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury constitute a serious problem in football regardless of the playing level.
- Trial name
- NCT00894595
- Testing
- Knäkontroll, SISU Idrottsböcker©, Sweden, 2005
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 4,564 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Skane