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The impact of groin exercises on injury prevention and performance in female athletes

A Randomized Controlled Trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a preseason training with groin-specific exercise protocol on injury incidence and performance in high-impact female athletes. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/087869
Enrollment
128
Registered
2025-05-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Groin Specific Exercise Protocol: Ball squeezes in between ankle and in between knee 10 sets each for 15 reps, Folding knife exercise 2 sets of 20 reps, Cross country skiing on one leg

Sponsors

T Tarini
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Female athletes in preseason, Professional athletes, basketball, volleyball, kabbadi, football and hockey players, must have a score of less than 80 per cent of muscle strength in at least 1 of the following components of the screening of the iliotibial band, iliopsoas, rectus abdominis and adductor muscles of the hip.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: acute sports injury of the lower limb, pain in and around the groin and hip region.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Number of groin injury incidences, HAGOS Score, Hip joint flexibility measures, Hip musculature strength measure using hand held dynamometerTimepoint: 12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Functional Movement Screening tool scoreTimepoint: 12 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactM Anbupriya

SRM College of Physiotherapy

anbuprim@srmist.edu.in9841549219

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026