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Acute Effects of Passive and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching Techniques in Youth Basketball Players

NCT06591052 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2024-09-19

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Summary

The aim of this clinical trial is to learn the acute effects of passive stretching and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching techniques on agility, speed and lower extremity explosive strength in young basketball players. It will also provide information about the comparison of two different stretching techniques. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does passive stretching have positive acute effects on agility, speed and lower extremity explosive strength? Does PNF stretching have positive acute effects on agility, speed and lower extremity explosive strength? The acute effects of passive stretching and PNF stretching on agility, speed and lower extremity explosive strength will be compared.

Participants:

First tests were performed after the same warm-up program. Then, one of the two different stretching techniques was applied and the same tests were repeated immediately afterwards.

Conditions

  • Basketball Players
  • Stretching
  • Physical Performance

Interventions

OTHER

Passive stretching

The physiotherapist positioned each muscle in its maximum lengthened state and held it there for 30 seconds. This process was repeated three times, with a 30-second rest interval between each stretch of the different muscle groups.

OTHER

PNF stretching

The physiotherapist initially positioned each muscle in its most extended state, similar to the positions used in passive stretching. In this extended position, the participants performed an isometric contraction against maximal resistance in the antagonist direction for 5-8 seconds. Following the isometric contraction, participants were instructed to actively relax, and after a 5-second waiting period to ensure complete relaxation, the movement range was passively increased. The new end point of the extended range of motion was held for 30 seconds. This stretching protocol was repeated three times for each muscle group, with a 30-second rest period between each stretch.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Halic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayşenur Çetinkaya · Halic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-05
Primary Completion
2024-08-05
Completion
2024-08-10

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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