Neuromuscular Training in Recreational Tennis Players

NCT ID: NCT06665750

Last Updated: 2024-10-30

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 24 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-07-01

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of upper extremity neuromuscular exercise training on throwing performance, upper extremity strength, and endurance in recreational tennis players. In this context, 24 recreational tennis players will be included in the study. Participants will be divided into two equal groups using a simple randomization method. The study group (n=12) will receive progressive upper extremity neuromuscular exercise training twice a week for six weeks before each tennis training session, while the control group will perform only routine warm-up exercises. Both groups will be evaluated twice, once at the beginning of the study and again at the end of the six-week intervention. Throwing performance will be assessed using the Functional Throwing Performance Index (FTPI) and the International Tennis Number Test (ITN). Upper extremity endurance will be evaluated through the Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST) and Scapula Muscle Endurance Test (SME), while upper extremity strength will be measured using the Health Ball Throw Test (HBT) and the Y Balance Upper Extremity Test (YBUET). Statistical analysis will be conducted using SPSS 24.0 software.

Conditions

Sport Injuries

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention group

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

A progressive upper extremity neuromuscular exercise program was performed face to face with the researcher physiotherapist for the study group. The exercise program was applied for approximately 20 minutes, 2 days a week for 6 weeks, on the same days of the week, before the participants' tennis training. The exercise content and number of repetitions in the training program changed every 2 weeks with increasing difficulty.

Control group

The control group will perform only routine warm-up exercises.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Exercise

A progressive upper extremity neuromuscular exercise program was performed face to face with the researcher physiotherapist for the study group. The exercise program was applied for approximately 20 minutes, 2 days a week for 6 weeks, on the same days of the week, before the participants' tennis training. The exercise content and number of repetitions in the training program changed every 2 weeks with increasing difficulty.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Being between the ages of 18-50

2. Being a recreational tennis player

3. Playing tennis regularly for at least 1 year

4. Playing tennis regularly at least twice a week for the last 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

1. Playing another sport along with tennis

2. Being a professional tennis player

3. Having a history of any injury and/or surgery affecting the upper extremity

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Meltem Koc

Assist Prof

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Mugla Sitki Kocman University

Menteşe, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

230155/24

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id