Core Stability for Baseball Batting in Adolescents

Sponsor

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT04713696

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

35.6

Anticipated Duration (Months)

1.7

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Baseball batting is important to winning the games. Baseball batting is achieved by proximal-to-distal sequencing of body movements and controlled by the neuromuscular system. Poor lumbopelvic control could influence production and transfer of energy in the kinetic chain. This study aims to investigate the effects of functional movement training on hitting mechanics and bat swing velocity in high school baseball players.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Athletes Adolescent	Other: Functional training Other: Routine training	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

60 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Basic Science

Official Title:

Using Functional Movement Patterns to Investigate the Impact of Core Stability on Hitting Mechanics and Bat Swing Velocity in High School Baseball Players

Actual Study Start Date :

Dec 12, 2020

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jul 1, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Dec 1, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Functional training Participants received functional training	Other: Functional training Functional training refers to exercises that targets the muscles of the lumbopelvic-hip complex in order for them to more appropriately support and control the spine.
Active Comparator: Routine training Participants received routine training	Other: Routine training Routine training refers to general exercises that perform before and after practice, including jogging, stretching and strengthening exercises for upper and lower extremities

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Functional training

Participants received functional training

Other: Functional training

Functional training refers to exercises that targets the muscles of the lumbopelvic-hip complex in order for them to more appropriately support and control the spine.

Active Comparator: Routine training

Participants received routine training

Other: Routine training

Routine training refers to general exercises that perform before and after practice, including jogging, stretching and strengthening exercises for upper and lower extremities

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Bat-swing velocity [Changes from baseline to 8 weeks post intervention]
Maximal bat swing velocity during baseball batting measured by the VICON motion analysis system
Batting movement [Changes from baseline to 8 weeks post intervention]
Batting movement measured by the VICON motion analysis system

Secondary Outcome Measures

Dynamic balance [Changes from baseline to 8 weeks post intervention]
Dynamic balance measured by the Y-balance Test (YBT)
Functional performance [Changes from baseline to 8 weeks post intervention]
Functional performance measured by Functional Movement Screen (FMS)

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

12 Years to 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Sport specialization in baseball batting
Active players on baseball teams

Exclusion Criteria:

History of surgery in the lumbar area
Severe musculoskeletal or neurological symptoms that interfere with participation in competition, training or tests

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	National Cheng Kung University	Tainan		Taiwan	701

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Yi-Liang Kuo, PT, PhD, National Cheng Kung University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Yi Liang Kuo, Assistant Professor, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT04713696

Other Study ID Numbers:

B-ER-108-072

First Posted:

Jan 19, 2021

Last Update Posted:

Jan 19, 2021

Last Verified:

Jan 1, 2021

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Yi Liang Kuo, Assistant Professor, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jan 19, 2021