The Effect of Neuroathletic Training in Cross-country Skiers

NCT ID: NCT06743230

Last Updated: 2025-03-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 28 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-03-01

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of neuro-athletic training on physical performance and position sense in cross-country skiers.

Detailed Description

Cross-country skiing is the least dangerous but tiring winter sport performed in snowy environments with different heights, distances, and slopes using ski equipment such as skis, shoes, and poles with various features. In this sport, both the lower and upper body require rapid power production and high maximal oxygen consumption. When technique, conditioning, and skill are combined in cross-country skiing, the resulting performance reaches the highest level. In order for an athlete to perform well, they must have the capacity to produce power continuously and quickly. Cross-country skiing is often associated with the development of strength, speed, agility, balance, endurance, fatigue resistance, and oxygen capacity. Physical training alone is not enough for an athlete to achieve high success. Physical training must be combined with the visual system, vestibular system, and proprioceptive system. The quality of the stimuli coming from these systems in an athlete positively affects the athlete's physical performance and success in competitions. Therefore, in addition to the physical training that the athlete will do, neuro-athletic training that stimulates the visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems will be implemented in the cross-country skiing sports branch, considering that it can increase the athlete's performance by improving muscle strength, core endurance, balance, and proprioceptive sense. The sample of the study will consist of 26 cross-country skiing athletes between the ages of 12-18 who participate in training at the Arkut Cross-Country and Biathlon Center. The athletes will be randomly divided into 2 groups by coin toss method. All athletes will participate in routine training. Neuroathletic training will be given to one group in addition to routine training, and its effect on the athletes' performance will be examined.

Conditions

Skiing/Snowboarding

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Conventional Training

Conventional training includes flexibility exercises, strengthening exercises, running, balance and sport-specific technique work 5 days per week.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conventional training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Conventional training includes flexibility exercises, strengthening exercises, running, balance and sport-specific technique work 5 days per week.

Neuro athletic training

Conventional training includes flexibility exercises, strengthening exercises, running, balance, and sport-specific technique work 5 days per week.Neuro athletic training includes exercises that stimulate the visual, vestibular and proprioceptive systems. The neuroathletic training includes 3 days per week for 8 weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Neuro athletic training

Intervention Type: OTHER

The neuroathletic training includes exercises that stimulate the visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems. The neuroathletic training includes 3 days per week for 8 weeks.

Conventional training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Conventional training includes flexibility exercises, strengthening exercises, running, balance and sport-specific technique work 5 days per week.

Interventions

Neuro athletic training

The neuroathletic training includes exercises that stimulate the visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems. The neuroathletic training includes 3 days per week for 8 weeks.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Conventional training

Conventional training includes flexibility exercises, strengthening exercises, running, balance and sport-specific technique work 5 days per week.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Have been cross-country skiing for at least 3 years and regularly participate in training
• Be a volunteer
• Complete a Trail Making Test

Exclusion Criteria

• Have had lower extremity surgery in the last 2 years
• Have no neurological or orthopedic disorders

• Minimum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Karabuk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Nurcan Contarli

Lecturer

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Necmiye UnYildirim Professor, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Caglar Soylu Assistant Professor, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Locations

Arkut Cross-Country Skiing and Biathlon Center

Bolu, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

KarabukUniv-FTR

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id