Optimising Hip Mobility, Hamstring Flexibility and Performance Using Lightback
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: LIGHTBACK, Placebo.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Injury;Sports. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Spain
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Optimising Hip Mobility, Hamstring Flexibility and Performance in Elite Sprint and Hurdles Athletes Using Lightback: an Experimental Pilot Study
Overview
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.
Interventions
- Device LIGHTBACK
This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, and the LIGHTBACK protocol is also included. - Device Placebo
This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, but the LIGHTBACK protocol is not included and a similar placebo is used.
Primary outcome measures
- hip mobility [Time frame: 5 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- hamstring flexibility [Time frame: 5 weeks]
- performance [Time frame: 5 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Sprinters and hurdlers aged 18 to 30 years.
- No history of recent (less than 6 months) hamstring or hip injury.
- Signed informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
- Cruciate or hamstring tears less than 6 months old;
- Hip and back surgery less than 3 months old;
- Chronic or acute back problems;
- Pregnancy;
- Osteoporosis
- Tumours, bone cancer of the hip and pelvis;
- Direct trauma to the back of the thigh less than 6 months old.
- Orthopaedic or neurological pathologies affecting mobility or muscle activation.
- Participation in another specific training protocol
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Spain · 1 center
- Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca — Salamanca
Publications
- Edouard P, Branco P, Alonso JM. Muscle injury is the principal injury type and hamstring muscle injury is the first injury diagnosis during top-level international athletics championships between 2007 and 2015. Br J Sports Med. 2016 May;50(10):619-30. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095559. Epub 2016 Feb 17. PMID 26887415
- Askling CM, Tengvar M, Thorstensson A. Acute hamstring injuries in Swedish elite football: a prospective randomised controlled clinical trial comparing two rehabilitation protocols. Br J Sports Med. 2013 Oct;47(15):953-9. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092165. Epub 2013 Mar 27. PMID 23536466
- Edouard P, Lahti J, Fleres L, Ahtiainen J, Ulvila JJ, Lehtinen T, Virtanen N, Taipale T, Bellver M, Peltonen V, Thibault M, Huuhka T, Toivonen RM, Morin JB, Mendiguchia J. A musculoskeletal multifactorial individualised programme for hamstring muscle injury risk reduction in professional football: results of a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2024 Feb 8;10(1):e001866. doi: 10.11 PMID 38347859
- Edouard P, Mendiguchia J, Lahti J, Arnal PJ, Gimenez P, Jimenez-Reyes P, Brughelli M, Samozino P, Morin JB. Sprint Acceleration Mechanics in Fatigue Conditions: Compensatory Role of Gluteal Muscles in Horizontal Force Production and Potential Protection of Hamstring Muscles. Front Physiol. 2018 Nov 30;9:1706. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01706. eCollection 2018. PMID 30555346
- Bissas A, Paradisis GP, Hanley B, Merlino S, Walker J. Kinematic and Temporal Differences Between World-Class Men's and Women's Hurdling Techniques. Front Sports Act Living. 2022 Apr 29;4:873547. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2022.873547. eCollection 2022. PMID 35571744
- Nagahara R, Wakamiya M, Shinohara Y, Nagano A. Ground reaction forces during sprint hurdles. J Sports Sci. 2021 Dec;39(23):2706-2715. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2021.1954325. Epub 2021 Jul 27. PMID 34313537
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06811883 · 31/01/2025