Acceleration Drills and Change in Direction Drills on Agility, Speed and Performance in Squash Players
NCT ID: NCT06661226
Last Updated: 2024-10-30
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
28 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-04-01
2024-09-30
Brief Summary
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It is a randomized clinical trial with non-probability convenience sampling technique. The sample size of the study is 28. It will be conducted in Punjab Squash Association in Lahore within 6 months after approval of synopsis. Group A will receive acceleration drills in 15-minute sessions for 6 weeks. 3-5 days per week with moderate to high intensity. Group B will receive change in direction drills (15-minute sessions) for 6 weeks, 3-5 times a week, with moderate to high intensity. The collected data will be analyzed in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 25.0. If data will be normally distributed, then parametric; if not normally distributed, then non-parametric.
The aim of the study is to compare the effects of acceleration drills versus change in direction drills on agility, speed, and performance in squash players.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Acceleration Drills
14 participants will be in experimental group A, giving them acceleration drill protocol for six weeks. Measure all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.
Accleration drills
14 participants will be in experimental group A, giving them acceleration drill protocol for six weeks. Measure all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.
Change in Direction Drills
14 participants will be in experimental group B, giving them Change in direction drill protocol for six weeks. Measure all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.
Change in Direction Drills
14 participants will be in experimental group B, giving them Change in direction drill protocol for six weeks. Measure all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.
Interventions
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Accleration drills
14 participants will be in experimental group A, giving them acceleration drill protocol for six weeks. Measure all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.
Change in Direction Drills
14 participants will be in experimental group B, giving them Change in direction drill protocol for six weeks. Measure all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Only male players will be included.
* Players actively playing from last one year.
* Consistent play at a B/C or higher league level (adjust based on local/national ranking system)
Exclusion Criteria
* History of recent injuries or medical conditions that would contra-indicate training.
* Players with any musculoskeletal injury.
* Players with any spine related issues.
* Players with shoulder pathology.
18 Years
30 Years
MALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Riphah International University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Aamir Gul Memon, MS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Riphah International University
Locations
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Punjab Squash Complex
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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REC/RCR & AHS/24/0408
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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