Dynamic Stretching Versus Plyometric Push up Training on Upper Body Performance in Cricketers

NCT ID: NCT05516706

Last Updated: 2024-03-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 22 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-04-22
• Study Completion Date: 2022-07-30

Brief Summary

A comparison of dynamic stretching and plyometric pushup training on upper body performance tests of cricketers was performed.

Detailed Description

A Randomised control trial was performed for six weeks in which a sample size of 22 was taken participants were divided into two groups in which one group performed warm-up and dynamic stretching and the other group performed warm-up plyometric pushup.

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Dynamic stretching

This group performed warm up and dynamic stretching exercise for six weeks.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Plyometric push up

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants in this group performed 10 minutes of warm-up followed by 15 minutes of plyometric push training which included one-arm push-ups and depth push up

Plyometric push up

This group performed Warm up and plyometric push up for six weeks.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dynamic stretching

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants in this group performed a 10 minutes warm-up followed by 15 minutes of dynamic stretching exercises which included arm cross-over, scapular scaption, upper body twist walking lunges, cat and cow pose, and rotator cuff movements.

Interventions

Dynamic stretching

Participants in this group performed a 10 minutes warm-up followed by 15 minutes of dynamic stretching exercises which included arm cross-over, scapular scaption, upper body twist walking lunges, cat and cow pose, and rotator cuff movements.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Plyometric push up

Participants in this group performed 10 minutes of warm-up followed by 15 minutes of plyometric push training which included one-arm push-ups and depth push up

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Active cricket players ( who are currently laying cricket on the field)
• National-level cricket players having experience of 3 to 6 months
• Age 18 to 25 years
• Male cricketers

Exclusion Criteria

• History of recent fracture of cervicothoracic region
• Disc prolapse stage 3
• Any other comorbid condition

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Waqar Awan, Phd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Riphah International University

Islamabad, Federal Cptial, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

REC/01021 Mahnoor

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id