Effects of Pilates Exercises in Squash Players

NCT05067855 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: REC/01020 Maryam Ishfaq
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To determine the effectiveness of Pilates Exercises on service speed and agility in Squash Players

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Speed Measuring Gun

  Bushnell Speed Radar will be used. It uses digital technology to provide instantaneous speed measurement to +/\_ .one mile per hour (MPH)/+/\_.two kilometer per hour (KPH) accuracy.The Bushnell Speed Radar is a simple, point and shoot radar gun for all kinds of sports enthusiasts. The Bushnell Speed Radar measures the speed of a baseball at 10-110 MPH(16-177 KPH) from 90 feet (27 meter) away from the ball, and the speed of a racecar from 10-200 MPH (16-322 KPH) at 1,500 feet (457 meter) away. There will be two assessments, at baseline before the start of exercise program and at the end of six weeks intervention.

  Six weeks

• Badcamp Agility Test

  The Badcamp Agility test was performed with players standing at the middle of the badminton court. Six targets were placed at six ends of the court. The players were give warning signal and the examiner started marking the corners which players have to follow. The players have to touch all 6 markers as marked by the examiner in an undecided manner. Each participant performed the test 3 times, and the shortest time was considered for analysis. At least 1 minute of rest was given between trials. There will be two assessments, at baseline before the start of exercise program and at the end of six weeks intervention.

  Six weeks

Study Arms (1)

Pilates exercise program group

EXPERIMENTAL

The pilates exercise program group will perform five exercises

Other: Pilates exercise program group

Interventions

Pilates exercise program group OTHER

Pilates exercise program group will do a warm-up for 10 minutes and then perform five exercises includes standing footwork, hundreds with knee straight, articulating bridge, rolling like a ball, plank for 25 minutes. For first three weeks, each player will do 8 repetitions × 3 sets of exercises and for next three weeks, each player will do 15 repetitions × 3 sets of exercises. There will be cool-down for 10 minutes after exercises. Total program will be of 45 minutes.

Pilates exercise program group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Active squash player
• Players playing squash for \> 1 year
• Players engaging in squash ≥ 3 days in a week

You may not qualify if:

• History of any injury in past 6 months
• Those players having musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiovascular problems
• Those players who have any medical conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sport Complex

Peshawar, KPK, 24840, Pakistan

Location

Study Officials

• Aadil Omer, Ph.D.*

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 24, 2021
• First Posted: October 5, 2021
• Study Start: January 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2022
• Study Completion: June 1, 2022
• Last Updated: December 8, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)