Effects of Band Exercises Added to the Warm-Up on Shooting and Viscoelastic Properties of Muscles in Handball Players

NCT ID: NCT06685666

Last Updated: 2024-11-12

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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

2024-09-30

Study Completion Date

2025-01-30

Brief Summary

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Today's handball has become a fast and fluid handball that expects superior performance from athletes. The aim of handball is to put the ball into the opponent's goal, so one of the most important parameters of sports performance is shooting performance.

Studies show that warm-up programs have a positive effect on sports performance. Warm-up programs are used to prevent possible injuries and to increase sports performance by increasing temperature and flexibility in muscle and connective tissue. Warm-up programs may also cause changes in muscle viscoelastic properties and thus affect performance.

Recently, new approaches have begun to be used in warm-up programs. Some of these are warm-ups with a resistance tire, a medicine ball, and a weight vest. When the literature was examined, the effects of the warm-up program with resistance bands on adolescent handball players were generally examined in the lower extremity, but no study was found examining the effects on the upper extremity. For this reason, the study was designed to examine the effect of elastic band exercises applied to the upper extremity in addition to the traditional warm-up program on shooting performance in adolescent female handball players and the change in the viscoelastic properties of the upper extremity muscle groups.

30 female handball players with an age range of 12-18 years will participate in the research. Athletes will be divided into two equal groups as control and experimental groups in a controlled, randomized manner. The control group will be given a traditional warm-up program 6 days a week for 6 weeks. The experimental group will be given a traditional warm-up program under the same training conditions and additional elastic band exercises. In order to examine the effects of the warm-up programs to be applied in the chronic period, goal shooting, Modified Push Up test, Medicine Ball Throwing test, Upper Extremity Y Balance Test will be performed before training and at the 6th week and muscle viscoelastic properties will be evaluated. At the same time, in order to examine the acute effects, the goal shooting and muscle viscoelastic properties will be evaluated after the first warm-up training.The investigators hope that our study will help coaches and physiotherapists working in this field during the training process by ensuring the active use of a warm-up program with elastic bands in handball players.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Healthy Athletes Handball Players

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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traditional warm-up method specific to handball

Traditional handball warm-up consists of dynamic and static warm-ups and passing and shooting drills.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

traditional warm-up method specific to handball

Intervention Type OTHER

The traditional warm-up program specific to handball consists of 6 basic sections: static stretching, aerobic work, dynamic mobility exercises, passes and crosses, shooting on goal and shooting according to position, and lasts 17 minutes in total.

elastic band exercises added to the traditional warm-up method specific to handbal

Elastic band exercises added to the traditional handball warm-up consists of exercises for the upper extremity muscles that are active during the throw.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

elastic band exercises added to the traditional warm-up

Intervention Type OTHER

The experimental group will be given elastic band exercises for 6 weeks after the static and dynamic exercises in the traditional warm-up and then continue with the warm-up with the ball. The exercise program was planned progressively. The exercises will be done in the first 3 weeks, 2 sets of 10 repetitions with a light resistance band. Then the exercises will be done in 3 sets of 10 repetitions with a medium resistance band. There are 8 band exercises in total.This exercise; Flexion and Extension Exercise in Diagonal Pattern, Internal and external rotation with the arm next to the body and the elbow in 90 degrees flexion, Internal and external rotation with the arm in 90 degrees abduction and the elbow in 90 degrees flexion, Scaption Exercise, Rowing, Biceps and Triceps (elbow flexion and extansion exercise), Wrist Flexors and Extensors (wrist flexion and extansion exercise).

Interventions

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traditional warm-up method specific to handball

The traditional warm-up program specific to handball consists of 6 basic sections: static stretching, aerobic work, dynamic mobility exercises, passes and crosses, shooting on goal and shooting according to position, and lasts 17 minutes in total.

Intervention Type OTHER

elastic band exercises added to the traditional warm-up

The experimental group will be given elastic band exercises for 6 weeks after the static and dynamic exercises in the traditional warm-up and then continue with the warm-up with the ball. The exercise program was planned progressively. The exercises will be done in the first 3 weeks, 2 sets of 10 repetitions with a light resistance band. Then the exercises will be done in 3 sets of 10 repetitions with a medium resistance band. There are 8 band exercises in total.This exercise; Flexion and Extension Exercise in Diagonal Pattern, Internal and external rotation with the arm next to the body and the elbow in 90 degrees flexion, Internal and external rotation with the arm in 90 degrees abduction and the elbow in 90 degrees flexion, Scaption Exercise, Rowing, Biceps and Triceps (elbow flexion and extansion exercise), Wrist Flexors and Extensors (wrist flexion and extansion exercise).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 12-18 years old
* Female Gender
* Participating in active training at least 3-4 times a week
* Athletes who volunteer to participate in the study
* Having a license in handball

Exclusion Criteria

* People with orthopedic, neurological or congenital problems
* Athletes with chronic illnesses
* People with upper extremity surgery history within the last year
* People with cognitive problems
* People with problems that will prevent the application of tests
* Having had a sports injury that would affect upper extremity shooting performance within the last six months
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Marmara University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Marmara University

Istanbul, Maltepe, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Physiotherapist Yağmur Özçelik

Role: CONTACT

05532696136

Assistant Professor Onur Aydoğdu

Role: CONTACT

05055377277

Facility Contacts

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Onur AYDOĞDU

Role: primary

05055377277

References

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Westrick RB, Miller JM, Carow SD, Gerber JP. Exploration of the y-balance test for assessment of upper quarter closed kinetic chain performance. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2012 Apr;7(2):139-47.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22530188 (View on PubMed)

Bauer J, Panzer S, Muehlbauer T. Side differences of upper quarter Y balance test performance in sub-elite young male and female handball players with different ages. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2021 Nov 1;13(1):141. doi: 10.1186/s13102-021-00364-3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34724988 (View on PubMed)

van den Tillaar R, Marques MC. Reliability of seated and standing throwing velocity using differently weighted medicine balls. J Strength Cond Res. 2013 May;27(5):1234-8. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182654a09.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22744301 (View on PubMed)

Stockbrugger BA, Haennel RG. Validity and reliability of a medicine ball explosive power test. J Strength Cond Res. 2001 Nov;15(4):431-8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11726253 (View on PubMed)

Gavronski G, Veraksits A, Vasar E, Maaroos J. Evaluation of viscoelastic parameters of the skeletal muscles in junior triathletes. Physiol Meas. 2007 Jun;28(6):625-37. doi: 10.1088/0967-3334/28/6/002. Epub 2007 May 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17664617 (View on PubMed)

van den Tillaar R, Ettema G. Instructions emphasizing velocity, accuracy, or both in performance and kinematics of overarm throwing by experienced team handball players. Percept Mot Skills. 2003 Dec;97(3 Pt 1):731-42. doi: 10.2466/pms.2003.97.3.731.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14738333 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MarmaraU-AYDOGDU-OZCELİK001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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