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The Effect of Nordic Exercise on Children's Agility

Investigation of the Effects of One-Way and Two-Way Nordic Exercise on the Agility of Active Children

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04986618
Enrollment
54
Registered
2021-08-03
Start date
2021-04-01
Completion date
2021-12-31
Last updated
2022-03-15

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Conditions

Sports Performance in Children

Keywords

soccer, child, agility, nordic

Brief summary

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of one-way and two-way Nordic exercise on the agility of active children. Children who meet the necessary criteria will be randomly assigned to one-way Nordic exercise group, two-way Nordic exercise group and control group by drawing lots. Volunteers in the training group will participate in a four-week training, two sessions per week. Agility will be assessed at baseline and after four weeks with the T-agility test. In-group and between-group comparisons will be analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program and appropriate tests.

Interventions

OTHEROne-way Nordic Exercise

Participants in this group will be given the standard Nordic Hamstring exercise.

OTHERTwo-way Nordic Exercise

In addition to the standard Nordic Hamstring exercise, participants in this group will do the same exercise backwards for the quadriceps.

Sponsors

Hacettepe University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
8 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Children between the ages of 8-12 * To be actively participating in football training.

Exclusion criteria

* Those with orthopedic, neurological and congenital problems. * Those with any systematic disease. * Those who have experience taping before. * Those who have undergone any surgery within the last 1 year. * Those who have been absent from training for more than 2 weeks in the last three months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
T-Agility Test4 weekAgility

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026