Effects of Motor Imagery Training on Performance and Heart Rate Variability in Adolescent Basketball Players

NCT ID: NCT05886062

Last Updated: 2024-02-20

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-01

Study Completion Date

2024-08-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to examine the investigation of the effects of motor imagery to facilitate sensorimotor re-learning training on performance and heart rate variability in adolescent basketball players.

Detailed Description

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Motor imagery is defined as the mental process of simulating a certain action without any movement. In one study, researchers showed that motor imagery training activates the sensorimotor system and that brain plasticity resulting from actual movement execution also occurs as a result of motor imagery. When the literature is examined, it has been reported in studies that muscle strength may increase as a result of imagery training. However, there are also studies reporting that imagery training is effective on performance in basketball players.

Dynamic motor imagery, on the other hand, is a type of motor imagery in which the athletes adopt a harmonious body position and embody the spatial and/or temporal invariants of the movement without fully realizing it. According to a study, dynamic imagery training has a positive effect on free throw performance in basketball players. To facilitate sensorimotor relearning, which is a new training model, motor imagery training is an approach that approaches athletes with a holistic perspective, combining both physical exercises and dynamic motor imagery training. In a study, it was reported that training is more fun than just physical exercises . When the literature is examined; no study has been found examining the effects of motor imagery training on performance and heart rate changes in order to facilitate sensorimotor relearning in adolescent basketball players.

Conditions

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Motor Imagery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental Group

In addition to routine basketball technical-tactical training, the athletes in the experimental group will be given motor imagery training to facilitate sensorimotor relearning.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning Training

Intervention Type OTHER

In order to motor imagery to facilitate sensorimotor re-learning training will be given for 20 minutes a day, 3 days a week, for a total of 8 weeks. Basketball-specific movement patterns will be used (squat, single leg jump, side stepping, standing on one leg, squat on one leg, etc.). Exercises will be started from easy and progressed to more advanced levels. During the exercise, the person will not only be physically active, but will be asked to dynamically visualize the determined scenario. Thus, a holistic exercise program will be applied both physically and psychologically.

Control Group

Individuals in the control group will only continue their routine basketball technical-tactical training.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control Group

Intervention Type OTHER

They will only continue their routine basketball technical-tactical training.

Interventions

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Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning Training

In order to motor imagery to facilitate sensorimotor re-learning training will be given for 20 minutes a day, 3 days a week, for a total of 8 weeks. Basketball-specific movement patterns will be used (squat, single leg jump, side stepping, standing on one leg, squat on one leg, etc.). Exercises will be started from easy and progressed to more advanced levels. During the exercise, the person will not only be physically active, but will be asked to dynamically visualize the determined scenario. Thus, a holistic exercise program will be applied both physically and psychologically.

Intervention Type OTHER

Control Group

They will only continue their routine basketball technical-tactical training.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Being between the ages of 11-19
2. Playing licensed basketball for at least 2 years
3. Being a man

Exclusion Criteria

1. Coming to the hospital with a musculoskeletal injury in the last 3 months
2. Not being willing to participate in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

11 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ege University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Emre Uysal

Lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Ege University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Emre Uysal, M. Sc.

Role: CONTACT

05058640474

Facility Contacts

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Emre Uysal, M. Sc.

Role: primary

05058640474

Other Identifiers

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2022-1251

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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