Core Stability Training With Balloon Breathing on Balance and Performance in Football Players

Официальное название

Core Stability Training With Ball and Balloon Exercise on Dynamic Balance, Hop Performance, and Core Endurance in Professional Football Players - A Randomized Clinical Trial

Обзор

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.

Вмешательства

• Другое 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.
• Другое 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.

Первичные конечные точки

• Dynamic Balance (Y-Balance Test) [Срок оценки: Baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks post-intervention]

Вторичные конечные точки (4)

• Core Muscle Endurance [Срок оценки: Baseline and 8 weeks]
• Lower Limb Hop Performance [Срок оценки: Baseline and 8 weeks]
• Vertical Jump Height [Срок оценки: Baseline and 8 weeks]
• maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) [Срок оценки: Baseline and 8 weeks]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• 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

Критерии исключения

• 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

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Да

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Рандомизированное

Модель

Параллельные группы

Маскирование

Простое слепое

Основная цель

Профилактика

Центры проведения

ОАЭ · 1 центр

• Gulf medical University — Ajman

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT07387029 · IRB-COHS-STD-117-Dec-2025

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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