The Outcome of Sports Vision Training on Collegiate Softball Players

NCT ID: NCT05990036

Last Updated: 2023-08-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

23 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-10-15

Study Completion Date

2023-01-15

Brief Summary

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To investigate the outcomes of sports vision enhancement training on softball players, specifically the visual skills and visual function. This will help to develop and hone best practice methods for future research as well as training protocols for athletes.

Detailed Description

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After informed consent is given by each participant, they will go through a pre-training evaluation at the Sports Vision Clinic at University Incarnate Word. The evaluation will include a Senaptec Sensory station evaluation of 10 skills, 1) visual acuity 2) contrast sensitivity 3) depth perception 4) near far quickness 5) perception span 6) multiple object tracking 7) reaction time 8) target capture 9) eye hand coordination 10) go/No go. Other skills will be evaluated and re-measured using different types of equipment for better reliability. 11) visual acuity using Rabin Super vision 12) contrast sensitivity using Pelli-Robson and Rabin Super vision 13) accommodative facility 14) reaction time on Dynavision 15) depth perception on the Howard-Dolman, Randot and Automated Vision Tester 16) vergence ranges 17) accommodative amplitude. At the first evaluation each participant will also be asked to complete an entering questionnaire, and at the last evaluation each participate will be asked to complete an exit questionnaire.

The above-mentioned evaluation of 17 items, will be given to each participant pre-training protocol, post-training protocol and once more after a washout period of 5 weeks.

The training protocol will consist of once weekly training sessions 45 minutes in duration. Every participant will receive the same training protocol the only variation will be level of advancement, some athletes will advance at different rates onto more complex levels of each activity. This is to allow continued improvement of the athletes and maintain motivation. Each training session will consist of the following activities 1) Brock string to improve vergence accuracy and depth perception; 2) Senaptec Strobe glasses while performing toss and catch, to improve concentration and visualization; 3) Eye Metrix double eye speed scanning, activities using a number board, aimed at collecting visual information quickly and accurately; 4) Senaptec Synchrony activities to improve anticipation and timing; 5) Senaptec Sensory Station Near Far, focus and concentration activities to improve eye accommodation accuracy; 6) Dynavision activities to improve reaction time, eye-hand coordination, and central-peripheral processing speeds; 7) Sports Vision Trainer Go/No go activities to improve low contrast and go/ no go decision making; 8) Senaptec Sensory Station spatial memory activities to improve memory span and peripheral awareness. Each activity will be performed twice.

Conditions

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Athletic Performance

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Prospective single cohort with no control group
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Sports vision participants

Women softball team participating in a sports vision training program

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sports vision enhancement training curriculum

Intervention Type OTHER

A curriculum of 8 sports vision training procedures applied during women's collegiate softball team training. The training protocol consists of once weekly training sessions, 45 minutes in duration.

Interventions

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Sports vision enhancement training curriculum

A curriculum of 8 sports vision training procedures applied during women's collegiate softball team training. The training protocol consists of once weekly training sessions, 45 minutes in duration.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Member of the University women's softball team
* Pregnancy allowable
* Good academic standing

Exclusion Criteria

* History of epilepsy
* History of seizures
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of the Incarnate Word

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kimberly Woideck, DO

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of the Incarnate Word

Locations

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University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Zwierko T, Puchalska-Niedbal L, Krzepota J, Markiewicz M, Wozniak J, Lubinski W. The Effects of Sports Vision Training on Binocular Vision Function in Female University Athletes. J Hum Kinet. 2015 Dec 30;49:287-96. doi: 10.1515/hukin-2015-0131. eCollection 2015 Dec 22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26925183 (View on PubMed)

Kutzner BL, Ring M, Michelson G. [Binocular vision training for professional athletes]. Ophthalmologie. 2022 Jul;119(7):721-729. doi: 10.1007/s00347-022-01574-x. Epub 2022 Feb 2. German.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35107596 (View on PubMed)

Kirscher DW. Sports vision training procedures. Optom Clin. 1993;3(1):171-82.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8324323 (View on PubMed)

Zimmerman AB, Lust KL, Bullimore MA. Visual acuity and contrast sensitivity testing for sports vision. Eye Contact Lens. 2011 May;37(3):153-9. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e31820d12f4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21378574 (View on PubMed)

Formenti D, Duca M, Trecroci A, Ansaldi L, Bonfanti L, Alberti G, Iodice P. Perceptual vision training in non-sport-specific context: effect on performance skills and cognition in young females. Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 10;9(1):18671. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-55252-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31822740 (View on PubMed)

Laby DM, Appelbaum LG. Review: Vision and On-field Performance: A Critical Review of Visual Assessment and Training Studies with Athletes. Optom Vis Sci. 2021 Jul 1;98(7):723-731. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000001729.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34328451 (View on PubMed)

Hinman SK, Smith KB, Quillen DM, Smith MS. Exercise in Pregnancy: A Clinical Review. Sports Health. 2015 Nov-Dec;7(6):527-31. doi: 10.1177/1941738115599358. Epub 2015 Aug 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26502446 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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2022-1225-EXP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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