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Elastic Band Exercise to Improve Hip Strength and Agility in Young Basketball Players

NCT07421986 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2026-02-19

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Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a 4-week short-term eccentric strengthening program using elastic bands on both hip adductor muscle strength and agility performance in young male basketball players. For this randomized controlled trial, twenty-one healthy young male athletes were separated by chance into two conditions: a training group, which performed the 4-week elastic band protocol in addition to their regular basketball training, and a control group, which engaged exclusively in their routine training. The primary measurements for comparison were maximal eccentric and isometric hip adduction strength (using a hand-held dynamometer) and the agility T-test. It is hypothesized that this targeted eccentric strengthening will lead to a significant enhancement of both hip adduction strength and overall athletic performance in the intervention group

Conditions

  • Eccentric Exercise Training
  • Strength Training Effects
  • Strengthening Exercises
  • Hip Adduction Strength
  • Healthy Participants

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Eccentric Hip Adductor Strengthening with Elastic Bands

The training was performed in a standing position, focusing on eccentric hip adduction. The participant started from full hip-abduction. A single repetition consisted of a 3-second concentric contraction (adduction), followed by a 2-second isometric contraction, and then a 3-second eccentric movement (abduction) back to full hip-abduction, with a 2-second pause before the next repetition. The intervention spanned 4 weeks, with the training frequency and intensity progressively increasing. Load (elastic band resistance and fixation distance) was individually determined one week prior to the intervention based on repetition maximum (RM) sets. During Week 1, participants trained 2 times per week, performing 3 sets per leg at 15 RM. This progressed to 3 sessions per week for Weeks 2 and 3, with the load increasing to 10 RM (3 sets per leg). Finally, in Week 4, the frequency remained at 3 sessions per week, and the intensity was further increased to 8 RM (3 sets per leg).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nebojša Trajković

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-10
Primary Completion
2024-02-10
Completion
2024-03-01

Countries

  • Serbia

Study Locations

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