Clinical trials: Soccer Performance
Physical Performance
Performance Testing in Young Soccer Players
The aim of this study is to investigate physiological characteristics, body composition and performance indicators among youth soccer players of four age categories (U-12, U-14, U-16, and U-18).
- Trial name
- NCT04456374
- Testing
- Performance testing
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Muscle Damage, Athletic Performance
The Combined Effects of Cordyceps and Fartlek Training on Muscle Recovery and Bone Health in Soccer Players
Purpose of the Study:This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of combining Cordyceps supplementation and fartlek training as a recovery and performance enhancement strategy for soccer players.
- Conditions
- Muscle Damage, Athletic Performance, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation
- Trial name
- COR-FAST (NCT07726979)
- Testing
- Fartlek Training Program, Cordyceps sinensis Supplementation
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Surabaya State University
Sports Physical Therapy
Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation and Performance
Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation is a relative new intervention applied by physical therapists. Although it has been hypothesized that this technique could improve pain and function, no studies have investigated changes…
- Trial name
- NCT04427553
- Testing
- Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Control Group
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
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
Physical Endurance, Muscle Strength
Combined Effects of Game Profile-based Training and Small-sided Games Among Football Players
Game profile-based training is a methodology in sports, including football, where training sessions are designed to simulate the specific conditions and challenges that players face during actual games.
- Conditions
- Physical Endurance, Muscle Strength, Functional Performance
- Trial name
- NCT06536816
- Testing
- Game Profile-based training Group, Small-sided games Group, Combined training Group with both Game Profile-based training and Small-sided Games
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Long-Term Eccentric, Concentric & Combined Hamstring Training Improves Strength, May Cut Injury Risk, and Enhances Performance in Elite Male Football Players
Preventing Non-Contact Hamstring Injuries in Elite Footballers: Eccentric vs Concentric Training
Football is a sport with a high risk of injury, and hamstring muscle injuries are among the most common problems faced by players.
- Trial name
- NCT07395583
- Testing
- Eccentric training + regular football practice, Concentric training + regular football practice
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emirates Health Services (EHS)
Healhty, Adolescent
Warm-Up Effects on Adolescent Goalkeepers' Performance
The purpose of this study is to examine the acute effects of different warm-up protocols on performance outcomes in adolescent male football goalkeepers.
- Conditions
- Healhty, Adolescent, Football, Warm-up
- Trial name
- NCT07180667
- Testing
- Intervention 1: Aerobic Running (AR) Warm-Up, Intervention 2: Static Stretching (SS) Warm-Up, Intervention 3: Dynamic Stretching (DS) Warm-Up
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uşak University
Contracture of Muscle, Thigh, Muscle Rigidity
Differents Intensities of Passive Stretching on ROM, Neuromuscular and Performance in Soccer Players: A Blinded RCT
Intensity is a "qualitative" variable of a muscle stretching protocol, which is very little studied due to its inherent characteristic of the individual being stretched.
- Conditions
- Contracture of Muscle, Thigh, Muscle Rigidity, Strain of Hamstring Muscle (Disorder)
- Trial name
- NCT03150563
- Testing
- Passive static stretch
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Sleep, Sleep Restriction
Effects of Sleep Restriction on Female Soccer Players: Physical Performance, Muscle Damage, Inflammation, and BDNF Levels.
This research aims to investigate the interplay between menstrual cycles, sleep patterns, and athletic performance. Before experimental sessions, participants will maintain menstrual diaries for three months and complete…
- Trial name
- NCT06251362
- Testing
- Sleep restriction
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University School of Physical Education, Krakow, Poland
Athletic Performance, Soccer
Absolute vs Normalized Acceleration and Deceleration Load in Football Microcycles
This observational repeated-measures study investigates differences between absolute and individualized normalized acceleration and deceleration thresholds across the football microcycle.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Soccer, Training Load Monitoring
- Trial name
- NORM-ACCDEC (NCT07451041)
- Testing
- External Load Monitoring
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maia
Exercise Physiology, Sports Nutrition
Effects of Acute Beetroot Juice on Aerobic Performance and Muscle Oxygenation in Amateur Female Soccer Players
Effects of Acute Beetroot Juice on Aerobic Performance and Muscle Oxygenation in Amateur Female Soccer Players
- Conditions
- Exercise Physiology, Sports Nutrition, Cardiorespiratory Fitness
- Trial name
- NCT07840014
- Testing
- Nitrate-rich beetroot juice
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya Applied Sciences University
Groin Injuries
Isometric vs Dynamic Copenhagen Adduction Exercise in Football Players
Hip adductor strength training is important for groin injuries rehabilitation and prevention. A widely used exercise is the Copenhagen Adduction (CA) exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT07314671
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of West Attica
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
Vascular Occlusion, Soccer
Effect of Blood Flow Restriction on Football-Related Performance Parameters
The blood flow restriction method can have similar or superior effects to high-intensity exercises even in a short duration, which can positively affect some performance parameters, can be applied with low-intensity load and…
- Conditions
- Vascular Occlusion, Soccer, Exercise, EMG
- Trial name
- NCT05452109
- Testing
- Blood Flow Restriction, Classical Training Alone
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Athletic Injuries
Effects on In-Game Decision Making Processes
This study aims to investigate the effects of analytical thinking skills and reaction speed on performance in female football players.
- Trial name
- NCT06814691
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
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
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
Athletic Performance, Neurocognitive Function
Neuro-Athletic Training in Football
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of an 8-week neuro-athletic training (NAT) program in enhancing sport-specific skills and physical capacities in elite male football players aged 18-23 years.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Neurocognitive Function, Proprioception, Soccer
- Trial name
- NCT07092735
- Testing
- Neuro-Athletic Training, Standard Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt 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
Effect of Superstarch on Soccer Performance
Superstarch and Physical/Cognitive Performance Following a Simulated Soccer Game
To assess the efficacy of a hydrothermally modified starch supplement (Superstarch made byGeneration UCAN) vs isoenergetic placebo (glucose) on exercise performance, execution of specific soccer skills, and on cognitive function…
- Trial name
- NCT02667340
- Testing
- Superstarch
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Western Ontario, Canada