Core exercises in warm-ups may cut injury risk for female hoops players
NCT ID NCT06633237
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding core exercises to warm-ups helps amateur female basketball players land more safely from jumps. 85 players from different teams either did core training or stuck to their usual warm-up for 8 weeks. Researchers measured landing errors and jump height before, right after, and 3 months later to see if the training made a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- core training program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that simple core exercises during warm-ups reduce landing errors and potentially lower injury risk in female basketball players.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 85 participants, so results may not apply to all athletes. The study measures movement errors, not actual injury rates, so benefits are uncertain.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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85 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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13 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Be a licensed player and part of the official roster of a participating team. * Be at least 13 years old at the time of the study. * Have reached menarche prior to the start of the study. * Be actively training and competing regularly at the time of the study. * Have completed at least one full competitive season prior to the start of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Have an injury or illness at the time of the study that prevents proper participation in the assessments. * Sustain an injury during the intervention period that affects participation. * Failure to complete at least 80% of the prescribed program. * Be absent during any of the scheduled assessment sessions.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, 08195, Spain
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