Clinical trials: SOCCER, open to volunteers
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
Physical Performance Parameters
Elastic Band Training Effects on Knee Strength and Performance in Female Football Players
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effects of an 8-week strength training program with elastic bands on several physical components in female football players at the U15, U19, and Senior levels.
- Trial name
- NCT06800079
- Testing
- EBT
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henrique Sousa
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
Training Effectiveness, Training Efficiency
Impact of Respiratory Training on Reaction Time and Other Performance Components in Young Football Players.
The overall aim of the study is to gain knowledge about the impact of respiratory training on reaction time and other components of performance in young football players.
- Conditions
- Training Effectiveness, Training Efficiency, Football Players
- Trial name
- NCT07737379
- Testing
- Respiratory training
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Muscle Fatigue
Characterization of Hamstring and Quadriceps Neuromuscular Fatigue After Consecutive Soccer Trainings in Soccer Players
This is a monocentric study assessing hamstring and quadriceps neuromuscular fatigue after 3 consecutive soccer trainings. The purpose of this study was: 1.
- Trial name
- QIF2 (NCT07861269)
- Testing
- a simulated soccer training
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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
Sports-related Concussion
Harmonization and Implementation of Sports-related Concussion Guidelines in European Football for Youth - the Erasmus + Project
This study addresses the evident gap in SRC awareness and reporting, especially at the grassroots level, by harmonizing concussion management practices across Europe and observing its impact on stakeholders' (coaches, parents…
- Trial name
- REFORM (NCT07128706)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Concussion, Brain, Sports-related Concussion
Ecological Test Standardization for Concussion Assessment in Football Players
Concussion is a major concern in the sports world. It represents an immediate and transient alteration of neurological functions due to a direct or indirect trauma, with or without loss of consciousness.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Brain, Sports-related Concussion, Football Players, Traumatic Brain Injury, Mild
- Trial name
- COMOFOOT (NCT07431320)
- Testing
- Ecological Dual-Task Cognitive Assessment, Visuospatial Working Memory Ecological Test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Mutualiste de Rééducation et de Réadaptation Fonctionnelles de Kerpape
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
Athletic Injury, Fatigue Recovery
Multimodal Machine Learning for Predicting Reduced Participation in Elite Youth Football
This study protocol describes a prospective longitudinal observational study designed to evaluate the accuracy of machine learning models in predicting the short-term (24-72 h) risk of reduced participation (training modification…
- Trial name
- PREDICTYOUTH (NCT07870460)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Palacky University
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
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
Physical Performance Parameters
Effects of an Elastic Band Warm-Up on Sprint and Vertical Jump Performance in Female Football Players
This study aims to examine the acute effects of an elastic band warm-up on sprinting and vertical jump performance in female football players.
- Trial name
- NCT07316881
- Testing
- Standardized Warm-Up, Elastic Band Exercises
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Institute of Maia
Athletic Performance, Soccer
The Effect of a Training Programme in the Variation of Fitness Parameters, Physiological, Hematological and Biochemical Indicators of Soccer Players During the Preseason Period
The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of varying friendly match-play exposure during the late pre-season on physiological, biochemical, and performance adaptations in soccer players.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Soccer, Muscle Damage, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT07170930
- Testing
- Friendly Match-Play Exposure: extended vs. limited
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emmanouil D. Zacharakis
HIV Prevention, Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men
PrEP & Soccer: A Program for Pharmacy Chains to Increase PrEP Awareness and Access Among Men
This type 3 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation study will evaluate PrEP \& Soccer, a multicomponent and multilevel implementation strategy delivered by a pharmacy chain to increase PrEP knowledge and initial PrEP appointment…
- Conditions
- HIV Prevention, Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men, Pharmacy
- Trial name
- NCT07263048
- Testing
- PrEP & Soccer PrEP Navigation, CVS Health brochure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Seamless Return to Sports
Optimizing Hamstring Rehabilitation With Amino Acids
Hamstring injuries are among the most prevalent and troublesome injuries in athletes, particularly those engaged in sports that require high-speed movements such as sprinting, kicking, and rapid changes in direction.
- Trial name
- NCT07086209
- Testing
- Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplement, Therapeutic Exercise Program
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
Sport Injury
Smart Textile Solutions as Biofeedback Method for Injury Prevention for Latvian Football Youth League Players
Lower limb injuries are the most common in youth football leagues, accounting for 72% to 93% of all injuries. The leading prevention program in football today is the FIFA 11+ warm-up program, which reduces the risk of injury by…
- Trial name
- NCT06551454
- Testing
- Smart Textile Solution Biofeedback Method
- Where
- Latvia
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Riga Stradins University
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
Sport, Muscle Fatigue
Effect of KA-EX Supplementation on Recovery Parameters in High-Level Young Football Players
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of KA-EX supplementation on recovery parameters in elite young football players.
- Conditions
- Sport, Muscle Fatigue, Recovery of Function (G11.427.698.620), Athletic Performance
- Trial name
- Effect of KA-E (NCT07824752)
- Testing
- KA-EX, Experimental: KA-EX Supplement
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antonio Molina Lopez
Hamstring Injury
Myofascial Release Combined With FIFA 11+: Effects on Hamstring Flexibility and Injury Risk
Football is a physically demanding sport that involves frequent jumping, cutting, and sudden changes in direction, making players vulnerable to various musculoskeletal injuries especially around the knee(1, 2).
- Trial name
- NCT07484698
- Testing
- FIFA 11+ COMBINE WITH MYOFACICAL RELEASE TECHNIQUE, Routine warm up session
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University