Training order may boost young Footballers' performance
NCT ID NCT07665138
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether the sequence of two types of muscle-and-connective-tissue training affects how much young football players improve their jumping power and balance. Forty male players aged 15-16 were split into two groups: one started with posterior chain training then switched to spiral chain training, the other did the opposite. Each training phase lasted six weeks, and players kept their normal practice. The goal was to see if one order leads to bigger or longer-lasting gains, which could help coaches design better training programs.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- myofascial chain training (posterior chain and spiral chain exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help coaches design better training sequences to improve young athletes' power and balance more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 40 male players aged 15-16, so results may not apply to other ages, genders, or sports. The training effect may also be small or temporary.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Dec 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Male 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
IInclusion Criteria: * Male, aged 15-16 years (U15-U16 category) * Holding an active football player license and currently competing with a club team * Regularly participating in routine club training sessions * Free from any injury or musculoskeletal condition that could affect performance testing at the time of enrollment * Parental/legal guardian consent and participant assent obtained Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of any musculoskeletal injury, recent surgery, or medical condition affecting lower-limb function within the past 6 months * Inability to attend the required training sessions or assessment time points * Unwillingness or inability of parents/legal guardians to provide informed consent
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mersin University
Mersin, Mersin, 33343, Turkey (Türkiye)
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