NCT04254055

Plyometric, Proprioceptive and Strength Exercises in Rugby Players.

Completed NA Last updated 2 September 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing exercises in Overhead Athletes in 30 participants. Completed in 10 May 2020.

Timeline

8 February 2020

Primary endpoint
30 April 2020

10 May 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Investigación en Hemofilia y Fisioterapia
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	30
Start date	8 February 2020
Primary completion	30 April 2020
Estimated completion	10 May 2020
Sites	1 location across Spain

Drugs / interventions tested

• exercises

Conditions studied

• Overhead Athletes — all drugs for Overhead Athletes →

Sponsor

Investigación en Hemofilia y Fisioterapia

Who can join

Adults 18 to 45, male only, with Overhead Athletes. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Introduction. Shoulder injury is the pathology that causes the longest downtime in rugby players, representing 66% of upper limb injuries in this discipline. The lack of strength, and instability are factors that predispose the athlete to suffer this type of dysfunction. The intervention of the study consists of a training program that counteract these dysfunctions.

Aim. Assess the effectiveness of a program using plyometric, proprioceptive and strength exercises on 18-45-year-old rugby players to improve strength and stability.

Study design. Clinical randomized, prospective, single-blind and trackable. Methods. The subjects included in two study groups, experimental and control, will be attributed a random order. The treatment will last 4 weeks, with 2 weekly sessions, of approximately 25 minutes each. The study variables will be strength, stability and functionality. A descriptive statistical analysis will be carried out calculating the main statistical characteristics. Through of a Kolmogorov analysis the normality of the sample will be assessed. A t-Student test for paired samples will be performed for the difference between the means of the dependent and independent variables. An analysis if variance (ANOVA) for repeated measures will be used to compare the means and checked to what extent the intra-subjects factors influence the dependent variables.

Expected results. Improved shoulder strength, stability and functionality for the subjects on which the study is carried out.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.