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Correlation Between Gastrocnemius Muscle Strain and Functional Performance in Footballers

NCT07037095 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 158

Last updated 2025-06-25

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Summary

Footballers are highly prone to lower extremity injuries due to the intense physical demands of the sport, with calf muscle strains, particularly gastrocnemius injuries, being very common. The gastrocnemius muscle plays a critical role in movement, posture, and athletic performance.

Conditions

  • Muscle Strain

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Ankle plantar flexion test:

Ankle plantarflexion is valid test used to assess for gastrocnemius muscle strain . Patient is asked to actively plantarflex the foot against resistance while examiner Observe ,this action activates the gastrocnemius muscle .The reliability for ankle plantar flexion is 0.81 to 0.99. If the patient reports pain in the region of gastrocnemius, the test is positive. If there is no pain , weakness or difficulty performing plantarflexion then suggest that test is negative.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Superior University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-04
Primary Completion
2025-06-01
Completion
2025-09-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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