The Effect of Oculomotor Exercises in the Warm-up on Forehand and Backhand Stroke Performance in Tennis Players

NCT06311747 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 24-1T/45
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

30 tennis players aged 12-18, will be included in the study. After their normal warm-up, the participants will make 30 forehand and 30 backhand strokes. Forehand and backhand stroke accuracy rate will be calculated. After a week, additional oculo-motor exercises will be included in the warm-up and the forehand and backhand stroke accuracy rate will be calculated again. The hypothesis that there will be an improvement in forehand and backhand stroke accuracy after oculo-motor exercises will be tested.

Conditions

Supportive Care

Keywords

Tennis; Oculomotor exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Forehand and backhand stroke accuracy

  30 forehand strokes and 30 backhand strokes will be evaluated.

  baseline and week 1

Study Arms (1)

Oculo-motor exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Additional oculo-motor exercises will be administered to participants' warm-up before forehand and backhand stroke evaluation. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight).

Behavioral: Oculo-motor exercises

Interventions

Oculo-motor exercises BEHAVIORAL

Oculo-motor exercises will be applied as an intervention. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight).

Oculo-motor exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Being 12-18 years old
• Playing tennis for at least 6 hours a week
• Having been playing tennis for at least 1 year
• No visual defect (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)

You may not qualify if:

• Being under 12 years old
• Being over 18 years old
• Playing tennis for less than 6 hours a week
• The duration of playing tennis is less than 1 year
• Having visual impairment (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ege University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ege University Sports Medicine Clinic

Izmir, Bornova, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

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Study Officials

• Cengizhan OZGURBUZ

  Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital. Department of Sports Medicine

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Cim CINAR

  Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital. Department of Sports Medicine

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Cim CINAR

CONTACT

905375213611; cimcinar95@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Resident physician of Sports Medicine Department

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 8, 2024
• First Posted: March 15, 2024
• Study Start: January 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2024
• Study Completion: September 1, 2024
• Last Updated: March 20, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)