Can a vibrating platform steady loose joints and boost young basketball Players' jump?
NCT ID NCT06691737
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Researchers are testing whether whole-body vibration training improves balance, leg flexibility, and jumping ability in boys aged 9 to 15 who play club basketball and have generalized joint hypermobility, a condition where joints move more than usual. Participants stand barefoot on a vibrating platform for six sessions over six weeks, with each session using short bursts of vibration. The study measures changes in postural stability, range of motion in the hips and legs, and countermovement jump performance.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- whole-body vibration training on a vibrating platform
- What this could lead to
- If it helps, whole-body vibration could become a simple, low-cost warm-up or training add-on that improves balance and jumping in young athletes with loose joints.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, short study in one age group and one sport, so any benefits may be minor or may not carry over to other players. Vibration training can also cause dizziness or discomfort in some people.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Jun 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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9 to 15 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Men aged 9-15 * Playing basketball in a sports club at least 2 training sessions a week Exclusion Criteria: * Thrombosis (acute narrowing of blood vessels), * Inflammation of the musculoskeletal system, * Arthropathy, * Hernias, * Discopathies, * Tendonitis, * Fresh fractures, * Scars, * Surgeries, * Kidney stones, * Rheumatoid arthritis, * Implants in the body, * Epilepsy, * Current injuries to the musculoskeletal system, * Occurrence of chronic pain complaints of the musculoskeletal system.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu w Gdańsku
Gdansk, 80-336, Poland
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