Ice pack treatment for football players recovering from a back of the thigh muscle injury

Cryotherapy in the Rehabilitation of Soccer Athletes with Hamstring Muscle Injury: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

REBEC

Registry ID

RBR-4v78zx7

Enrollment

100

Registered

2026-07-21

Start date

2026-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Hamstring strain injury in football (soccer) players

Interventions

This is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial with two parallel arms and assessor-independent randomization. One hundred athletes with hamstring muscle injuries will be randomly allocated to two gro

s standard practice and will be permitted for all participants. Thereafter, athletes allocated to the Control Group will not receive any cryotherapy or other tissue cooling intervention for six consec

Eligibility

Age

14 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Athletes of both sexes; aged 14 years or older; affiliated with Brazilian football clubs competing at youth or professional level; clinical diagnosis of hamstring muscle injury by the club physician within the previous 24 hours; injury confirmed by ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging within 72 hours; rehabilitation conducted entirely within the medical department of a participating club; availability of a handheld dynamometer and smartphone based goniometry application at the participating club; written informed consent from parents or legal guardians for participants younger than 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Complete muscle rupture; indication for surgical treatment; concomitant musculoskeletal injuries likely to interfere with rehabilitation outcomes; recurrence or exacerbation of the primary injury during rehabilitation; rehabilitation not conducted entirely within the medical department of a participating club

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluate time to return to sport.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assess daily pain reduction.;Assess flexibility after 7 days.;Assess muscle strength at 7 days.;Assess time to return to sport.;Monitor reinjury during the 2-month follow-up.	—

Countries

Contacts

Public ContactBruno Baroni

Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

bmbaroni@yahoo.com.br+55 (51) 33038700

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026