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Sequence-Dependent Performance Adaptations Following Myofascial Chain Training in Youth Football Players

NCT07665138 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-06-29

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Summary

This study looked at whether the order of two different types of muscle-and-connective-tissue ("myofascial chain") training affects how young football players improve their jumping power and balance.

Forty male football players, aged 15 to 16, took part. Players were split into two groups by chance. One group did "posterior chain" training first, then switched to "spiral chain" training. The other group did the trainings in the opposite order. Each training phase lasted six weeks, and players kept doing their normal team practice at the same time.

Jumping power and balance were measured four times: before training started, after the first six weeks, after the second six weeks, and again four weeks after training ended.

The goal was to find out if starting with one type of training instead of the other leads to bigger, faster, or longer-lasting improvements. This information may help coaches design better training programs for young athletes.

Conditions

  • Athletic Performance

Interventions

OTHER

Posterior chain myofascial training

A 6-week, twice-weekly structured training protocol targeting the posterior myofascial chain, consisting of a warm-up, five functional exercises, and a cool-down phase, delivered in addition to routine club training.

OTHER

Spiral chain myofascial training

A 6-week, twice-weekly structured training protocol targeting the spiral myofascial chain, consisting of a warm-up, five functional exercises, and a cool-down phase, delivered in addition to routine club training.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mersin University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-05
Primary Completion
2025-09-01
Completion
2025-12-22

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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