Tele-Exercise for Male Elite Fencers

NCT05864651 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SYU 2022-10-015-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Tele-exercise has been used to enhance athletic performance among athletes. Physical performance indicators such as lunge distance, speed, reaction time, coordination, and balance control during stationary jumps can be used to measure the effectiveness of tele-exercise programs for fencing athletes. The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of tele-exercise programs on lunge distance, speed, reaction time, coordination, and balance control during stationary jumps among male elite fencers.

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy; Athletic Performance

Keywords

Sports Physical Therapy; Athletic Performance; Fencing; Tele-exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Lunge speed

  Speed to perform a single lunge is one of the essential physical ability for fencing athletes.

  changes from baseline after intervention at 4 weeks

• Lunge distance

  Distance travelled to perform a single lunge is one of the essential physical ability for fencing athletes.

  changes from baseline after intervention at 4 weeks

• Reaction time

  Reaction time is one of the essential physical ability for fencing athletes that can be measured by the time required to move when subject hear a signal

  changes from baseline after intervention at 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Accurate repeatability of stationary hops

  changes from baseline after intervention at 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Tele-exercise program group

EXPERIMENTAL

Provide the following programs: 1. tele-exercise program: 5 times per week, 30 minute/session 2. conventional fencing exercise: 5 times per week, 30 minute/session

Other: Tele-exercise program; Other: Conventional Fencing Exercise

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Provide the following programs: 1\) conventional fencing exercise: 5 times per week, 30 minute/session

Other: Conventional Fencing Exercise

Interventions

Tele-exercise program OTHER

The tele-exercise program focused on lunge movement with additional strengthening abdominal and lumbopelvic muscle training while maintaining neuromuscular control. The difficulty of training was adjusted every week according to the five-step mastery program

Tele-exercise program group

Conventional Fencing Exercise OTHER

The conventional exercise was based on 'displacement', a basic footwork training in fencing. The Displacement is also basic footwork to approach the opponent. The Displacement consisted of seven movements including 'Marche', 'Retraite \& Rompre', 'Passe avant', 'Passe arrière', 'Bond en avant', 'Bond en arrière', and 'Balestra'.

Control group; Tele-exercise program group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• who are registered to Elite Fencer to both Korean Sports \& Olympic Committee and Korean Fencing Federation;
• who does not have a history of musculoskeletal or neurological injuries in the past six months;
• who have no physical limitations.

You may not qualify if:

• Those who have the experience of participating in experiments in the past year
• who refuses to participate or provide written consent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sahmyook University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Physicla Therapy, Sahmyook University

Seoul, 01795, South Korea

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Physical Therapist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 9, 2023
• First Posted: May 18, 2023
• Study Start: May 22, 2023
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2023
• Study Completion: July 1, 2023
• Last Updated: July 24, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Locations

KR (1)