Effects of Pilates Exercises in Squash Players

NCT ID: NCT05067855

Last Updated: 2022-12-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-06-01

Brief Summary

To determine the effectiveness of Pilates Exercises on service speed and agility in Squash Players

Detailed Description

Squash was originated in England in the early 19th, when a group of schoolchildren noticed that punctured balls could be "squashed" against walls in a wider range of shots and it requires more effort from the player. This variation gained popularity, and the first squash courts were made in 1864; and the sport of squash was formally formed. Squash is a racquet sport in which two players compete with a hollow rubber ball on a court surrounded on four sides by walls. The players alternate hitting the ball using racquets. The ball can bounce once on the ground and as many times as the court walls allow. Squash players' main approach is to compel their opponents to go around the entire playing field. If this tactics is successful, the challenger travels a greater distance and puts a higher load on the body.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of pilates exercises on service speed and agility in squash players.

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Pilates exercise program group

The pilates exercise program group will perform five exercises

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Pilates exercise program group

Intervention Type: OTHER

Pilates exercise program group will do a warm-up for 10 minutes and then perform five exercises includes standing footwork, hundreds with knee straight, articulating bridge, rolling like a ball, plank for 25 minutes. For first three weeks, each player will do 8 repetitions × 3 sets of exercises and for next three weeks, each player will do 15 repetitions × 3 sets of exercises. There will be cool-down for 10 minutes after exercises. Total program will be of 45 minutes.

Interventions

Pilates exercise program group

Pilates exercise program group will do a warm-up for 10 minutes and then perform five exercises includes standing footwork, hundreds with knee straight, articulating bridge, rolling like a ball, plank for 25 minutes. For first three weeks, each player will do 8 repetitions × 3 sets of exercises and for next three weeks, each player will do 15 repetitions × 3 sets of exercises. There will be cool-down for 10 minutes after exercises. Total program will be of 45 minutes.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Active squash player
• Players playing squash for > 1 year
• Players engaging in squash ≥ 3 days in a week

Exclusion Criteria

• History of any injury in past 6 months
• Those players having musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiovascular problems
• Those players who have any medical conditions

• Minimum Eligible Age: 14 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Aadil Omer, Ph.D.*

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Sport Complex

Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

REC/01020 Maryam Ishfaq

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id