Checking if an Italian football training program has an effect on speed of running, running with direction changes, and quick responses to direction changes in female football players who play at the district level.

Effectiveness of Italian Football Protocol on Sprint speed, Change of direction speed and Agility in District Level Female Football players- A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/12/099778

Enrollment

Registered

2025-12-24

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-12

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Italian Football Protocol: Phase 1 and Phase 2 exercises will be given at each session that will be of 10 mins each with a 5 min rest between phases. Dose-Phase 1 (Each exercise will b

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)18 to 25 year old district level female football players with at least 5 years of football experience. 2)Training frequency of 1-3 games per week and regular soccer training as part of the weekly routine with three training sessions and a match per week. 3)No recent injuries or conditions in the previous 6 months that could affect the study results.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)For outcome measure testing, females with ongoing menstruation cycle will be excluded for minimum of 3 days 2)Chronic conditions like asthma or cardiovascular disorders that could interfere with the training or testing. 3)Use of performance-enhancing drugs or supplements that could affect physical performance outcomes. 4)Prior experience with either the Italian Football Protocol or a similar structured training protocol. 5)Regular participation in other sports that could influence sprint, agility, or change-of-direction performance during the study period. 6)Pregnancy 7)Tumour or malignancies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sprint Speed-5m, 10m, 20m, 30m, 20m with dribble and 30m with dribble Change of direction Speed-sprint with 90 turns(COD 90) and 22 m slalom repeated dribble test. Agility-Reactive Agility Timepoint: 4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Danish Shaikh

TMVs Lokmanya Tilak College Of Physiotherapy

dn.shaikh09@gmail.com7276064395

Outcome results