Core Stability Training With Balloon Breathing on Balance and Performance in Football Players
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Core Stability Training, Balloon Breathing Exercise.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Dynamic Balance, Hop Performance and Maximum Voluntary Ventilation (MVV) in Professional Football Players. Basic parameters: 18 years — 28 years · Male.
- 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
- United Arab Emirates
- Next step
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Official title
Core Stability Training With Ball and Balloon Exercise on Dynamic Balance, Hop Performance, and Core Endurance in Professional Football Players - A Randomized Clinical Trial
Overview
Football players require good core strength and balance to perform well and reduce the risk of injury. The muscles of the trunk and diaphragm play an important role in maintaining stability, posture, and movement control during sports activities. This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of core stability training combined with balloon breathing exercises on dynamic balance, hop performance, and core endurance in professional football players. Balloon breathing exercises are designed to improve diaphragmatic breathing and trunk muscle activation. Eligible football players will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: one group will receive core stability training combined with balloon breathing exercises along with regular football training, while the other group will receive core stability training with regular football training only. The intervention will be performed three times per week for eight weeks under the supervision of a physiotherapist. Outcome measures, including dynamic balance, hop performances, core endurance, and maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV), will be assessed at baseline, during the intervention, at the end of the program, and at a three-month follow-up. The findings of this study may help improve training strategies aimed at enhancing performance and reducing injury risk in football players.
Interventions
- Other Core Stability Training
McGill's Big Three core stability exercises including curl-up, side bridge, and bird-dog exercises performed three times per week for eight weeks, with progression to unstable surfaces as tolerated. - Other Balloon Breathing Exercise
Diaphragmatic breathing exercise involving controlled inhalation through the nose and prolonged exhalation into a balloon while maintaining trunk engagement, performed alongside core exercises for eight weeks.
Primary outcome measures
- Dynamic Balance (Y-Balance Test) [Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks post-intervention]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Core Muscle Endurance [Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks]
- Lower Limb Hop Performance [Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks]
- Vertical Jump Height [Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks]
- maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) [Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Male professional football players aged 18 to 35 years
- Currently playing at club level
- Free from musculoskeletal injury for at least 6 months prior to enrollment
- Willing to participate and provide written informed consent
- Able to participate in regular football training and exercise programs
Exclusion criteria
- Current musculoskeletal injury or pain affecting training or performance
- History of lower limb or spinal surgery within the past year
- Any neurological, cardiovascular, or respiratory condition that limits physical activity
- Participation in any structured core stability or breathing training program within the past 3 months
- Female players
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United Arab Emirates · 1 center
- Gulf medical University — Ajman
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07387029 · IRB-COHS-STD-117-Dec-2025