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The Effectiveness of the Copenhagen Adduction Exercise on Soccer Players With Groin Pain or Injury

NCT05589623 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2023-07-06

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Summary

Groin injuries are among the three most common and time-consuming injuries in soccer, accounting for 19% of all injuries, with 0.1-2.1 injuries per 1000 hours of play. The Copenhagen Adduction Exercise (CAE) has been showing promising results in improving Eccentric Hip Adduction Strength (EHADS), leading to reducing the risk of groin pain and injury. This clinical trial aims to evaluate the effects of CAE on adductors strength, hip joint range of motion (ROM), and Patient-reported outcome measures among athletes with groin pain or injury.

The main question it aims to answer is:

Does the CAE improve EHAD strength, hip joint ROM, and patient-reported outcome measures among soccer players with groin pain or injury?

Researchers will assess the participants' pre and post-intervention to determine the effects of CAE on adductors strength, hip joint ROM, and Patient-reported outcome measures.

Conditions

  • Groin Injury

Interventions

OTHER

Copenhagen adduction exercise

The CAE is a progressive eccentric training program that enhances hip adduction. The fact that exercises are done with a partner and do not require special equipment makes them more useful in a team setting. The MPCA program, adapted from the original CAE, included six progressive levels for eight weeks, beginning with an assisted isometric adduction hold (level 1) and progressing incrementally to a complete CAE as the original exercise (level 6). The progression in levels will depend on a pain score ≤ 4/10 numeric rating scale (NRS) in the adductor squeeze test and post-session DOMS score ≤ 4/10 NRS.

OTHER

Usual rehabilitation program

The usual rehabilitation program will include leg swings extension/flexion, leg swings abduction/adduction, standing hip circles, isometric standing hip adduction using elastic bands, stretching exercises, balance training on a wobble board, and single leg coordination exercises. Difficulty and volume are progressing incrementally.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Qassim Muaidi, Professor · Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-15
Primary Completion
2023-04-03
Completion
2023-04-27

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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