The Effect of Oculomotor Exercises in the Warm-up on Forehand and Backhand Stroke Performance in Tennis Players

NCT ID: NCT06311747

Last Updated: 2024-03-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-01-15

Study Completion Date

2024-09-30

Brief Summary

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30 tennis players aged 12-18, will be included in the study. After their normal warm-up, the participants will make 30 forehand and 30 backhand strokes. Forehand and backhand stroke accuracy rate will be calculated. After a week, additional oculo-motor exercises will be included in the warm-up and the forehand and backhand stroke accuracy rate will be calculated again. The hypothesis that there will be an improvement in forehand and backhand stroke accuracy after oculo-motor exercises will be tested.

Detailed Description

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30 tennis players aged 12-18, who practice tennis for at least 6 hours a week and have been playing regularly for at least 1 year will be included in the study. The positive effect of oculo-motor exercises to be included in the pre-tennis warm-up program on stroke performance will be investigated. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight). Participants will be given a backhand and forehand stroke evaluation consisting of a total of 60 strokes, 30 forehand and 30 backhand. In the first evaluation, the participants will be asked to do their regular warm-up program. The area between the baseline line, service line and singles side line on the tennis court will be marked and two target areas will be created, one on the right and one on the left. Players will be asked to take one stroke parallel and one stroke diagonally, and they will be expected to hit the marked target areas. One week later there will be a second evaluation. In the second evaluation, oculo-motor exercises will be included in the participants' warm-up programs and the stroke evaluation will be repeated. The data obtained will be evaluated whether oculo-motor exercises have a positive effect on the forehand and backhand stroke rate.

Conditions

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Supportive Care

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Oculo-motor exercise

Additional oculo-motor exercises will be administered to participants' warm-up before forehand and backhand stroke evaluation. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Oculo-motor exercises

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Oculo-motor exercises will be applied as an intervention. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight).

Interventions

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Oculo-motor exercises

Oculo-motor exercises will be applied as an intervention. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being 12-18 years old
* Playing tennis for at least 6 hours a week
* Having been playing tennis for at least 1 year
* No visual defect (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)

Exclusion Criteria

* Being under 12 years old
* Being over 18 years old
* Playing tennis for less than 6 hours a week
* The duration of playing tennis is less than 1 year
* Having visual impairment (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ege University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Cim Cinar

Resident physician of Sports Medicine Department

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Cengizhan OZGURBUZ

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital. Department of Sports Medicine

Cim CINAR

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital. Department of Sports Medicine

Locations

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Ege University Sports Medicine Clinic

Izmir, Bornova, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Cim CINAR

Role: CONTACT

905375213611

Facility Contacts

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Cim CINAR

Role: primary

905375213611

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Other Identifiers

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24-1T/45

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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