Neuromuscular Training in Recreational Tennis Players

NCT06665750 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 230155/24
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of upper extremity neuromuscular exercise training on throwing performance, upper extremity strength, and endurance in recreational tennis players. In this context, 24 recreational tennis players will be included in the study. Participants will be divided into two equal groups using a simple randomization method. The study group (n=12) will receive progressive upper extremity neuromuscular exercise training twice a week for six weeks before each tennis training session, while the control group will perform only routine warm-up exercises. Both groups will be evaluated twice, once at the beginning of the study and again at the end of the six-week intervention. Throwing performance will be assessed using the Functional Throwing Performance Index (FTPI) and the International Tennis Number Test (ITN). Upper extremity endurance will be evaluated through the Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST) and Scapula Muscle Endurance Test (SME), while upper extremity strength will be measured using the Health Ball Throw Test (HBT) and the Y Balance Upper Extremity Test (YBUET). Statistical analysis will be conducted using SPSS 24.0 software.

Conditions

Sport Injuries

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Functional Throwing Performance Index (FTPI)

  baseline and after six weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• International Tennis Number Test (ITN)

  baseline and after six weeks

• Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test

  Baseline and after six weeks

• Scapula Muscle Endurance Test

  Baseline and after six weeks

• Health Ball Throw Test

  Baseline and after six weeks

• Y Balance Upper Extremity Test

  Baseline and after six weeks

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Exercise

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will perform only routine warm-up exercises.

Interventions

Exercise BEHAVIORAL

A progressive upper extremity neuromuscular exercise program was performed face to face with the researcher physiotherapist for the study group. The exercise program was applied for approximately 20 minutes, 2 days a week for 6 weeks, on the same days of the week, before the participants' tennis training. The exercise content and number of repetitions in the training program changed every 2 weeks with increasing difficulty.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Being between the ages of 18-50
• Being a recreational tennis player
• Playing tennis regularly for at least 1 year
• Playing tennis regularly at least twice a week for the last 6 months

You may not qualify if:

• Playing another sport along with tennis
• Being a professional tennis player
• Having a history of any injury and/or surgery affecting the upper extremity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Mugla Sitki Kocman University

Menteşe, 48000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assist Prof

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 20, 2024
• First Posted: October 30, 2024
• Study Start: March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2024
• Study Completion: July 1, 2024
• Last Updated: October 30, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)