The Effect of Imagery Exercises on Attention and Performance in Olympic Archers

NCT ID: NCT06739681

Last Updated: 2024-12-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

36 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-09-15

Study Completion Date

2025-06-01

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to for beginners in archery in to examine the effects of Imagination and breathing exercises given in addition to 8-week archery training on archery target score, postural sway, attention, hand grip, visualization and respiratory function parameters.. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Do Imagination and breathing exercises have an effect on archery target shooting score?
* Do breathing exercises positively affect shooting performance by reducing postural sway?
* Do archers' imagination skills positively affect their attention and performance?
* Do hand grip strength and reaction time positively affect shooting performance?

Participants will Routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants.

Researchers will compare control group, Imagination group and meditation group to see if Control group (CG); Only routine exercise program will be applied. To the Imagination Group (IG); In addition to routine exercises, a 15-minute visualization session will be applied. Respiratory Group (SG); Breathing exercises will be applied in addition to routine exercises.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Performance Improvement in Beginner Archers

Keywords

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Breathing Exercises Imagination Cognition Exercise Sports Young Adult

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Control group (CG)

Only routine exercise program will be applied

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Imagination Group (IG)

In addition to routine exercises, a 15-minute visualization session will be applied.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Routine Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

These routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants. Exercise sessions will be planned 2 days a week, every other day, for 8 weeks. It will progress progressively according to the athlete's tolerance.

Mental Imagery Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Mental Imagination will be done with Recording Audio. An audio recording will last 5 minutes. The audio recording will be listened to 3 times in one session. The total visualization session will last 15 minutes in a dark and quiet room.

Respiratory Group (RG)

Breathing exercises will be applied in addition to routine exercises.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Routine Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

These routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants. Exercise sessions will be planned 2 days a week, every other day, for 8 weeks. It will progress progressively according to the athlete's tolerance.

Breathing Exercise Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants participating in Pranayama training will practice in a comfortable position in a quiet room at a temperature of 25 ± 2°C. The slow pranayama technique chosen is alternate nasal breathing (Nadishodhana Pranayama).

Interventions

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Routine Intervention

These routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants. Exercise sessions will be planned 2 days a week, every other day, for 8 weeks. It will progress progressively according to the athlete's tolerance.

Intervention Type OTHER

Mental Imagery Intervention

Mental Imagination will be done with Recording Audio. An audio recording will last 5 minutes. The audio recording will be listened to 3 times in one session. The total visualization session will last 15 minutes in a dark and quiet room.

Intervention Type OTHER

Breathing Exercise Intervention

Participants participating in Pranayama training will practice in a comfortable position in a quiet room at a temperature of 25 ± 2°C. The slow pranayama technique chosen is alternate nasal breathing (Nadishodhana Pranayama).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Completing the study consent form,
* Successful in the The Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST),
* Successful in the Upper Quarter Y Balance Test (YBT),
* Those who do archery sports were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Having musculoskeletal system problems,
* Having a neurological disease,
* Having vestibular disease,
* Having pulmonary disease,
* Hearing loss,
* Those who have undergone orthopedic surgery will not be included in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Medipol University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Cansu Keskin

Physiotherapist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Medipol University

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Other Identifiers

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IMU-FTR-CK-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id