An interventional study of LIGHTBACK and Placebo in Injury;Sports, sponsored by Universidad Católica de Ávila. Recruiting at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-06.
Sponsored by Universidad Católica de Ávila · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
In athletics, in the sprint and hurdles disciplines, muscle injuries account for a significant proportion of injuries. The hamstrings are particularly vulnerable, accounting for between 12% and 26% of all injuries in these sports. A single-blind study was conducted on 20 hurdler patients with the intention of assessing hip mobility, hamstring flexibility and performance. To collect this data, the research team will conduct examinations and interviews with the athletes in two groups: an experimental group using LightBack and a placebo group.
258 studies on the registry are indexed under Athletic Injuries; 45 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 44 across 164 interventional studies indexed under Athletic Injuries.
Browse Athletic Injuries studies →Universidad Católica de Ávila is the lead sponsor of 26 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.
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Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, and in addition to their usual warm-up, the LIGHTBACK protocol is included.
Device: LIGHTBACK
This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, but the LIGHTBACK protocol is not included and a similar placebo is used.
Device: Placebo
This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, and the LIGHTBACK protocol is also included.
This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, but the LIGHTBACK protocol is not included and a similar placebo is used.
hip mobility
measurement of hip mobility measured by goniometry
Time frame: 5 weeks
hamstring flexibility
hamstring flexibility measured with inclinometer, in degrees
Time frame: 5 weeks
performance
It is a numerical result achieved within the jumping tests: contamovement jump (CMJ): It shall be measured using a force platform with an HD system, which ensures accurate data collection. 0 minimum, 100 maximum.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Plan to share: Undecided
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