Effects of Corrective Exercises in Adolescent Fencers

NCT06927778 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2024-227
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal is to learn if a Functional Corrective Training (FCT) exercise program improves posture, core muscle endurance, jumping ability, and reaction time in adolescent fencers. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the FCT program improve trunk muscle endurance? Does the FCT program enhance athletic performance, such as jump height and reaction time? Researchers will compare adolescent fencers who receive an 8-week FCT exercise program to those who continue regular training only. Participants will: Be assigned randomly to either an exercise group (FCT) or a control group Undergo Functional movement screen, endurance, jumping, and reaction time assessments before and after the 8-week period Continue their usual fencing training throughout the study The study will help determine whether adding corrective exercises to standard training can improve function and performance in young athletes.

Conditions

Postural Imbalance; Muscle Weakness; Athletic Performance

Keywords

Postural Balance; Adolescent Athletes; Fencing; Core Stability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Trunk Muscle Endurance

  Assessed using McGill's core endurance tests (flexion, extension, right and left side bridge tests) in seconds.

  Baseline and 8 weeks

• Change in Jump Performance

  Measured by Countermovement Jump (CMJ) and Single-Leg Jump (SLJ) height using the OptoJump system /height in centimeters

  Baseline and 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Reaction Time

  Baseline and 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Exercise

No Intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Exercise OTHER

Individualised corrective exercise protocols based on Functional Movement Screening

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 19 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Adolescents aged 10 to 19 years
• Practicing fencing for at least 3 years
• Currently pain-free in all body regions
• Able and willing to participate in regular training and assessment sessions
• Provided informed consent (and parental consent where applicable)

You may not qualify if:

• History of sports injury or musculoskeletal rehabilitation in the past 6 months
• Currently following a specialized exercise program other than the standard strength and conditioning routine used in the club
• Inability to commit to the full 8-week intervention period or scheduled assessments
• Any neurological, orthopedic, or systemic conditions affecting movement or physical performance

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi: lead

Study Sites (1)

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Ankara, Kecioren, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Muscle Weakness

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Neuromuscular Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Seda Bicici Ulusahin, PhD

  Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, Pt PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 7, 2025
• First Posted: April 15, 2025
• Study Start: March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 30, 2024
• Study Completion: August 15, 2024
• Last Updated: April 20, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)