Neuromuscular Training on Handball Players Selected Physical Fitness Components, Functional Movement and Handball Skills

NCT ID: NCT05658978

Last Updated: 2024-07-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 46 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-01-02
• Study Completion Date: 2023-03-28

Brief Summary

The neuromuscular training improves nerve-muscle control while increasing the stability of functioning joints. Furthermore, Neuromuscular training has been proven to influence the sensitivity and reactivity of the central nervous system and improves the power of athletes by targeting motor units and coordinating motor units and increasing muscle activation. These enhancements resulted in skillful movements and significantly improved agility, balance, muscular strength and muscular power among individuals. The neuromuscular training also focuses on promoting functional joint stability by improving athletes' neuromuscular control and has been proven to significantly enhance athletes' performance. Finally, to evaluate that neuromuscular training can improve elite male handball players' physical fitness components, handball skills and functional movement.

Detailed Description

This study included two groups, namely the control and neuromuscular training groups. The sample is 18-22-year-old Pakistani elite male handball players who do not do neuromuscular training exercises. Based on the literature review, the training frequency of this experiment was arranged three (3) times/week, the total training duration will be 12 weeks, and the time of each training session will be changed over two weeks. The 12 weeks of exercise last 90 minutes, with a 10-minute warm-up and a 10-minute cool-down. Training intensity ranges from 70% to 95%. Teach all sports techniques before the intervention. In contrast, the control group discussed with their coaches and will continue the 12-week of previous regular exercises.

Content of Experimental Group: Week 1-2: Introduces the classification of neuromuscular training starting from the: One-leg balance and hamstrings and hip flexor each side exercises; Week 3-4: exercises to improve physical fitness: Agility drills ladder hurdles cones, barrier jump forward-backward and Seated press-ups exercises; 5-6 Week: Reviewed the basic handball skills: Net zigzag, baseline-net-baseline (9 cones), balance board stands on one foot to catch the ball (handball) and biceps and triceps, free weights exercises; 7-8 Week: learn the exercises: Mini-arm circles, tennis ball against wall, Swiss ball side plank (Bodyweight) and Iliotibial band each side exercises; 9-10 Week: Review the Sprints: Baseline-net, gastrocnemius/soleus each side, 4-square, various patterns and vertical jump with an additional load exercises; 11-12 Week: Review physical fitness, handball skills and functional movement: Court suicide sprint conditioning drills, Single-leg squats on half foam roll, Push-up with and without countermovement, Plank 3 levels of difficulty, Ladder: various patterns, biceps each side and Single-leg balance with ball handling drills on half foam roll exercises.

Conditions

Inactivity, Physical

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: TRIPLE

Study Groups

Neuromuscular training of male handball players

Neuromuscular training exercises focus on improving physical fitness and skills performance. Neuromuscular training targets the neuromuscular system through engagements of muscle groups as well as nerve function to optimize movements. This training has been considered an effective treatment method to enhance the neurophysiological entity of the joints for coordinated functioning. However, the present study applied neuromuscular training to elite male handball players to assess fitness level as well as skill performance. Post-test 1 will be after 6 weeks, and post-test 2 after 12 weeks to measure performance.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Neuromuscular training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Neuromuscular training Length: 12 weeks; Training duration: 90 minutes; Intensity: 70-95%; 3 days per week. The intensity of the training is increasing in the first 20 minutes, and the intensity is gradually decreasing in the next 5 minutes; Rest: 30 seconds rest between exercises and 1-minute rest between sets.

Male handball players continue previous regular exercises

Handball players as a control group will be continuing their previous regular exercises for 12 weeks.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control group

Intervention Type: OTHER

The Control group continues previous regular exercises for 12 weeks with a duration of 90 minutes and three days per week.

Interventions

Neuromuscular training

Neuromuscular training Length: 12 weeks; Training duration: 90 minutes; Intensity: 70-95%; 3 days per week. The intensity of the training is increasing in the first 20 minutes, and the intensity is gradually decreasing in the next 5 minutes; Rest: 30 seconds rest between exercises and 1-minute rest between sets.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Control group

The Control group continues previous regular exercises for 12 weeks with a duration of 90 minutes and three days per week.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• The population must be elite male handball players between the ages of 18 to 22
• Able to perform all tests and be Physically active (no previous experience performing neuromuscular training)
• Only players who understand the study purposes and procedures and can complete this training requirement can be included in the research data.

Exclusion Criteria

• Female handball players should be excluded from this study
• On medication that may affect body composition and muscles activity
• Presently engaged in regular neuromuscular training programs
• Players who are consistently late or absent from training sessions will eventually be excluded

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 22 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Universiti Putra Malaysia

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Saddam Akbar

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Saddam Akbar, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Locations

University of Agriculture, Hub of Handball in Pakistan

Faisalābad, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

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Other Identifiers

GS61103

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id