CompletedNot Applicable

Effects of Combining PNF With NMES in Young Football Players

Spain47 participantsStarted 2025-07-11

Plain-language summary

Hamstring muscle injuries are common in sports like football and often lead to extended periods of inactivity. This study aims to compare the effects of two different stretching programs on hamstring flexibility, with a secondary focus on jumping performance in young football players. One group will perform a proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching protocol combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), while the other group will follow the same PNF protocol with a placebo NMES.

Who can participate

Age range10 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Active football players who train at least 3 days a week. * Ages between 10 and 18 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Are currently engaged in a structured hamstring-stretching programme. * Present with acute low back pain. * Have sustained a hamstring injury within the past 6 months. * Have undergone spinal or abdominal surgery within the past 6 months.

What they're measuring

The Popliteal Angle Test

Timeframe: Before and inmediately after the intervention

The Sit & Reach Test

Timeframe: Before and inmediately after the intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07075497

SponsorCardenal Herrera University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-07-24

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