Neuroathletic Training in Adolescent Basketball Players

NCT07584148 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PAU-FTR-GG-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled study aims to investigate the effects of neuroathletic training on dynamic visual acuity, endurance, balance, and injury risk in adolescent basketball players. Licensed basketball players aged 14-17 years will be randomly assigned to either a neuroathletic training group or a control group. The training group will receive sport-specific progressive neuroathletic exercises in addition to their regular basketball training for one week, while the control group will continue their usual training routine. Before and after the intervention, participants will be assessed for dynamic visual acuity, core muscle endurance, balance, functional movement, pain, and kinesiophobia. The findings of this study may help clarify whether neuroathletic training can improve performance-related outcomes and reduce injury risk in adolescent basketball players.

Conditions

Adolescent Basketball Players; Dynamic Visual Acuity; Injury Risk; Neuroathletic Training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Functional Movement Screen (FMS) total score

  Assessment of injury risk and movement quality using the Functional Movement Screen total score. The test consists of 7 movement patterns scored from 0 to 3, with higher scores indicating better functional movement quality and lower injury risk.

  Baseline and immediately following the 1-week intervention

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Dynamic Visual Acuity (DVA)

  Baseline and immediately following the 1-week intervention

• Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) / Denge Hata Puanlama Sistemi

  Baseline and immediately following the 1-week intervention

• Core muscle endurance (Prone plank test)

  Baseline and immediately following the 1-week intervention

• Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK)

  Baseline and immediately following the 1-week intervention

• Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain

  Baseline and immediately following the 1-week intervention

Study Arms (2)

Neuroathletic Training Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: neuroathletic training

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

neuroathletic training OTHER

This intervention is a progressive neuroathletic training program developed by the research team to improve motor skills, balance, eye coordination, and vestibular function in adolescent basketball players. The program is performed for approximately 20 minutes per day over 6 days and includes visual relaxation exercises, eye massage, unilateral vertical jumping, Brock string training, shoulder/wrist/ankle circular movements, sacculus activation, cerebellar activation, and antisaccade exercises. The content is progressively advanced across days by integrating balance challenges and visual-vestibular tasks.

Neuroathletic Training Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Aged between 14 and 17 years, Being a professional or amateur basketball player, Participating in sports for at least five hours per week and having engaged in the sport for a minimum of two years, Having no cognitive or motor dysfunction, Providing written informed consent signed by the parents/legal guardians.

You may not qualify if:

• Reporting a back or lower extremity injury within the previous six months, Having any relevant medical history or current condition that could affect the balance system or perception-action system (e.g., neurological disorders, inner ear disorders, or color blindness), Using medications or substances that could affect balance and visual-motor reaction time performance.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pamukkale University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pamukkale University

Denizli, Pamukkale/Kınıklı, 20070, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Master's student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 29, 2026
• First Posted: May 13, 2026
• Study Start: February 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: October 26, 2025
• Study Completion: January 12, 2026
• Last Updated: May 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)