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CompletedNCT02925377Updated Oct 5, 2016

Neuromuscular Warm-up Intervention to Improve Postural Control in Female Handball Players

An interventional study of Neuromuscular warm-up and Standard warm-up in Postural Balance, sponsored by University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 35 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-10-05.

Sponsored by University of Erlangen-Nürnberg · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
41
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 35 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Female handball athletes are at a particular risk of sustaining lower extremity injuries. The study examines time-dependent adaptations of static and dynamic balance as potential injury risk factors to a specific warm-up program focusing on neuromuscular control.

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Conditions studied

  • Postural Balance
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In context

Lead sponsor

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg is the lead sponsor of 21 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 35 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Gender: Female
  • Handball players
  • Actively participated in competitions
  • Uninjured at study enrollment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
41 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Neuromuscular

    Neuromuscular warm-up

    Behavioral: Neuromuscular warm-up

  • Active comparator
    Control

    Standard warm-up

    Behavioral: Standard warm-up

Interventions

  • BehavioralNeuromuscular warm-up

    The intervention group replaced their regular warm-up routine with seven neuromuscular warm-up exercises performed for 15 minutes prior to each practice session (3x/week) over a period of eleven weeks.

  • BehavioralStandard warm-up

    Athletes in the control group followed their regular 15 minutes warm-up routine provided by the team coaches.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline: Static postural control

    Postural sway (center of pressure sway velocity) during unipedal quiet standing, eyes opened (20 seconds)

    Time frame: 3, 6, 9, and 11 weeks

  2. Change from Baseline: Dynamic postural control

    Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT)

    Time frame: 3, 6, 9, and 11 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Institute of Sport Science and Sport; FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
    Erlangen, Bavaria 91058, Germany
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References and documents

Publications

  • Steib S, Zahn P, Zu Eulenburg C, Pfeifer K, Zech A. Time-dependent postural control adaptations following a neuromuscular warm-up in female handball players: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2016 Oct 13;8:33. doi: 10.1186/s13102-016-0058-5. eCollection 2016. PubMed 27757240 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 5, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02925377
Lead sponsor
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Responsible party
Prof. Dr. Klaus Pfeifer (Prof. Dr., University of Erlangen-Nürnberg) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 5, 2016
Start date
Sep 2010
Primary completion
Dec 2010
Completion
May 2011
Last update
Oct 5, 2016

Study contacts

Astrid Zech, Prof. Dr.
principal investigator · Institute of Sports Science, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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