Effects of Complex Training in Cricket Fast Bowlers

NCT06292429 | Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: REC/RCR & AHS/23/1104
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will be a randomized controlled trial and the data will be collected from National Cricket Academy and domestic cricket clubs. The sample size will be calculated by conducting a pilot study. There will be three groups. Group-A will be receiving Complex training, Group-B will be receiving Conventional training and Group C as a Control Group. Athletes with same physical fitness level will be recruited. There will be parallel assignment of the participants. Assessor will be kept blinded. All the parameters would be assessed at Baseline, 6 Weeks, 12 Weeks. Physical fitness will be assessed through Field Testing. Bowling performance will be assessed through speed machine and Kinovea Software. Work capacity will be assessed through step testing. Muscle strength will be assessed through Dynamometer. Lastly, BMD will be assessed though Bone Densitometer.

Conditions

Resistance Training; Plyometric Exercise; Sports Physical Therapy

Keywords

Complex Training; Cricket Fast Bowlers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (10)

• Physical fitness (linear speed capability)

  will be assessed by lower body vertical jump test

  0 week, 6 week, 12 week

• Physical fitness (lower limb explosive power)

  will be assessed by 20-m sprint test

  0 week, 6 week, 12 week

• Physical fitness (upper body strength test)

  will be assessed by bench press \& bent over row

  0 week, 6 week, 12 week

• Physical fitness (lower body strength test)

  will be assessed by hex-bar deadlift

  0 week, 6 week, 12 week

• Physical fitness (upper body muscular endurance)

  will be assessed by horizontal pull

  0 week, 6 week, 12 week

• Physical fitness (aerobic capacity)

  will be assessed by Yo-Yo intermittent recovery Level 1 test

  0 week, 6 week, 12 week

• Bowling performance (Ball speed)

  will be measured by Pocket Radar

  0 week, 6 week, 12 week

• Bowling performance (run-up time)

  will be measured by Dartfish software

  0 week, 6 week, 12 week

• Bowling performance (accuracy)

  will be measured by Dartfish software

  0 week, 6 week, 12 week

• Bowling performance (RPE)

  will be measured by Borg scale

  0 week, 6 week, 12 week

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Work capacity

  0 week, 6 week, 12 week

• Muscle Strength

  0 week, 6 week, 12 week

• Bone Density

  0 week, 6 week, 12 week

Study Arms (3)

Complex Training

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Complex Training

Conventional Training

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: Conventional Training

Control Group

OTHER

Other: Control Group

Interventions

Complex Training OTHER

Week 1-4: Foundation Phase Lower Body Resistance Training Squats (Back Squats or Goblet Squats) Deadlifts Lunges Paired with: Box Jumps Depth Jumps Upper Body Resistance Training Bench Press Overhead Press Paired with: Medicine Ball Chest Pass Medicine Ball Overhead Throw Rows (Barbell or Dumbbell) Week 5-8: Strength and Power Phase Lower Body Resistance Training Power Cleans Front Squats Romanian Deadlifts Paired with: Box Jumps with Barbell Depth Jumps with Medicine Ball Upper Body Resistance Training Push Press Pull-Ups or Lat Pulldowns Bent Over Rows Paired with: Plyometric Push-Ups Medicine Ball Slam Week 9-12: Power and Speed Phase Lower Body Resistance Training Snatch Split Squats Jumping Lunges Paired with: Box Jumps with Barbell Depth Jumps with Medicine Ball Upper Body Resistance Training Speed Bench Press Face Pulls Plyometric Pull-Ups Paired with: Medicine Ball Chest Pass Medicine Ball Overhead Throw

Complex Training

Conventional Training OTHER

Week 0-4 Session 1 Rotator cuff wall compression Forearm flexor compression Alpha ball tricep scrape Band assisted pushups Session 2 Soft ball thoracic breathing Neck ball arm rotations ITb compressions Middle quard compressions Week 4-8 Session 1 Kneeling pall of band hold Kneeling pall of partner proturbations Leg lower with mediball neutral Half lying arm speed and swing drill Session 2 Single leg band hold Trunk activated psoas lowers Split clam Bulgarian split iso hold Week 8-12 Session 1 Point kneel thoracic rotations Side lying single arm thoracic abduction Banded side lying clams Side lying abduction from glute Session 2 Low back mobility Kneeling pall off band hold Clean and jerks power drill movements Weighted bench press Session 3 Standing band rotations thoracic only Band pull aparts Tennis ball in trap arm flexion ext thumb to floor Bulgarian weighted

Conventional Training

Control Group OTHER

No intervention given

Control Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Male bowlers between 18 - 25 years
• Bowling speed 115-130 km/h
• Same Run-up speed (20-25 km/h)
• domestic teams
• Active in game from last 6 months
• Athletes with same 1 Repetition Maximum (Bench press and Leg press)
• Athletes with same BMI category (18.5 - 24.9)

You may not qualify if:

• Red flags
• Resistance training from last 6 months
• Any disabling musculoskeletal injury
• Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit
• Scapular Dyskinesia
• Athletes taking prohibited drugs, Ergogenic aids
• Any cardiovascular issue . Any systemic disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pakistan Sports Board Coaching Center

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

RECRUITING

Related Publications (8)

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MeSH Terms

Interventions

Control Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• Muhammad Atif Javed, PP-DPT

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Muhammad Atif Javed, PP-DPT

CONTACT

+923317491071; atifjaved2k@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: randomized controlled trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 28, 2024
• First Posted: March 5, 2024
• Study Start: June 16, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2024
• Study Completion: June 1, 2024
• Last Updated: March 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)