Variable Resistance Versus Clubbell Exercises Among Badminton Player

NCT07753187 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: REC/RCR&AHS/24/0457
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study is randomized and single-blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah International University, Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A \& B through sealed envelope method by Non-probability Convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in Group A will receive variable resistance training. Group B will receive clubbel exercises.

Conditions

Speed; Performance; Strength

Keywords

badminton; clubbell; variable resistance; strength

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Strength

  strength will be measured through SMBT. CKCUET

  pre and post 8 weeks of intervention

• Stablity

  Speed measure through Plate tapping test

  pre and post 8 weeks of intervention

Study Arms (2)

Variable resistance training

EXPERIMENTAL

Group A received VRT (Variable resistance training) duration was 8 weeks and involved 3 days/week, 20 min/day. The ROM and muscle strength were assessed at baseline and at the end of weeks 8th week.

Other: Variable resistance training

Clubbell exercises

EXPERIMENTAL

Group B received clubbell exercises duration was 8 weeks and involved 3 days/week, 20 min/day. The ROM and muscle strength were assessed at baseline and at the end of weeks 8th week.

Other: Clubbell exercises

Interventions

Variable resistance training OTHER

Group A received VRT (Variable resistance training) duration was 8 weeks and involved 3 days/week, 20 min/day. The ROM and muscle strength were assessed at baseline and at the end of weeks 8th week.

Variable resistance training

Clubbell exercises OTHER

Group B received clubbell exercises duration was 8 weeks and involved 3 days/week, 20 min/day. The ROM and muscle strength were assessed at baseline and at the end of weeks 8th week.

Clubbell exercises

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Participants of both genders aged 18-25 years who were active recreational badminton players were included in the study.
• Eligible participants had been playing badminton regularly for more than one year, had a Body Mass Index (BMI) within the normal range (18.5-24.9 kg/m²), and were competing at the senior club level

You may not qualify if:

• Participants were excluded if they had experienced shoulder pain within the previous year, demonstrated excessive shoulder laxity as determined by the apprehension, relocation, and release tests, or showed any signs of neuropathy. Individuals with a history of shoulder surgery or any injury within the past three months that had required cessation of badminton practice were also excluded from the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pakistan Sports board

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54660, Pakistan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Guo Z, Huang Y, Zhou Z, Leng B, Gong W, Cui Y, Bao D. The Effect of 6-Week Combined Balance and Plyometric Training on Change of Direction Performance of Elite Badminton Players. Front Psychol. 2021 Jun 10;12:684964. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.684964. eCollection 2021.

  PMID: 34177740 RESULT

Study Officials

• Sumbal Aslam, MS-SPT

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 3, 2026
• First Posted: August 7, 2026
• Study Start: May 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2025
• Study Completion: August 20, 2025
• Last Updated: August 7, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)