Effects of Plyometrics Versus Conventional Exercises on Speed, Strength, and Injury Prevention in Bowlers.

Sponsor

Riphah International University (Other)

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05695729

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

To compare the effects of upper body plyometric versus conventional exercises on speed, strength, and injury prevention in bowlers

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Sports Injury Sports Physical Therapy	Other: PLYOMETRIC EXERCISE PROGRAM Other: CONVENTIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM	N/A

Detailed Description

Bowling action is a highly skilled activity acquired over the year. A bowler needs speed and strength to challenge the batsman but the conventional protocols they follow for the speed and strength are not specific to their bowling actions. Bowling can result in different types of upper extremity injuries, such as rotator cuff sprains, impingement and stress fractures. There are many injury prevention programs such as electrostimulation training, resistance training, and plyometric training that can be used to treat upper limb injuries and improve maximal strength.

Plyometric training can be done by overhead athletes to improve the effectiveness of throwing activity and to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles to prevent shoulder injury from overhead throwing activity.

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of upper limb plyometric exercises on speed, strength and injury prevention in comparison with conventional exercises.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

36 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Prevention

Official Title:

Effects of Upper Body Plyometrics Versus Conventional Exercises on Speed, Strength and Injury Prevention in Bowlers.

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Mar 1, 2023

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Sep 1, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: PLYOMETRIC EXERCISE PROGRAM GROUP The Plyometric exercise group will receive 8 weeks of upper body plyometric exercise protocol. The session will last for 60 minutes 3 times per week. Exercises will be done according to FIIT protocol.	Other: PLYOMETRIC EXERCISE PROGRAM This group will perform following exercises in first four weeks. Reverse overhead throw Rotational wall throws Overhead medicine ball Chest passes Resistance tubing 90-90 external rotation Frequency Rest between Exercises-: 60-120 Seconds Rest between Set of Exercise-: 45-60 Seconds after four weeks rest between exercise and rest between set of exercise will be reduced: Rest between Exercises-: 45-60 Seconds Rest between Set of Exercise-: 20-30 Seconds Tools used: Medicine Ball, Resistance band
Active Comparator: CONVENTIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM GROUP The conventional group will receive 8 weeks of upper body strength exercise protocol. The session will last for 60 minutes 3 times per week. Exercises will be done according to FIIT protocol.	Other: CONVENTIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM This group will perform following exercise through out the session with different frequencies after 4 weeks Bench presses Triceps kickbacks bicep curls Overhead presses Push-ups Frequency: Rest between Exercises-: 60-120 Seconds Rest between Set of Exercise-: 45-60 Seconds After 4 weeks the frequency will be: Rest between Exercises-: 45-60 Seconds Rest between Set of Exercise-: 20-30 Seconds

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: PLYOMETRIC EXERCISE PROGRAM GROUP

The Plyometric exercise group will receive 8 weeks of upper body plyometric exercise protocol. The session will last for 60 minutes 3 times per week. Exercises will be done according to FIIT protocol.

Other: PLYOMETRIC EXERCISE PROGRAM

This group will perform following exercises in first four weeks. Reverse overhead throw Rotational wall throws Overhead medicine ball Chest passes Resistance tubing 90-90 external rotation Frequency Rest between Exercises-: 60-120 Seconds Rest between Set of Exercise-: 45-60 Seconds after four weeks rest between exercise and rest between set of exercise will be reduced: Rest between Exercises-: 45-60 Seconds Rest between Set of Exercise-: 20-30 Seconds Tools used: Medicine Ball, Resistance band

Active Comparator: CONVENTIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM GROUP

The conventional group will receive 8 weeks of upper body strength exercise protocol. The session will last for 60 minutes 3 times per week. Exercises will be done according to FIIT protocol.

Other: CONVENTIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM

This group will perform following exercise through out the session with different frequencies after 4 weeks Bench presses Triceps kickbacks bicep curls Overhead presses Push-ups Frequency: Rest between Exercises-: 60-120 Seconds Rest between Set of Exercise-: 45-60 Seconds After 4 weeks the frequency will be: Rest between Exercises-: 45-60 Seconds Rest between Set of Exercise-: 20-30 Seconds

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Strength [8 weeks]
Seated power throw (medicine ball) will be used to assess strength and explosive power of the upper body. The athlete sits on the floor with his legs fully extended, feet 24 inches (~60 cm) apart and with the back against a wall. The ball is held with the hands on the side and slightly behind the centre and back against the centre of the chest. The forearms are positioned parallel to the ground. The athlete throws the medicine ball vigorously as far straight forward as he can while maintaining the back against the wall. The distance thrown is recorded.
Speed [8 weeks]
Speed gun will be used to assess the speed of a ball thrown by a bowler from one end of the pitch to another end.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Injury Prevention [8 weeks]
DASH questionnaire (Reliability: ICC = 0.96, Validity: r > 0.70) It is a 30-item questionnaire that look the ability of a patient to perform certain upper extremity activities. This is a self-report questionnaire that patient can rate difficulty and interference with daily life on a 5-point Likert chart.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Players bowling for at least one year
Bowlers age 18 to 35 years

Exclusion Criteria:

Any acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries
Any surgery in 6 months

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Ayub Stadium	Quetta	Balochistan	Pakistan	87300

Sponsors and Collaborators

Riphah International University

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Saad Rauf, Ph.D*, Riphah International University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Riphah International University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05695729

Other Study ID Numbers:

REC/01403 Ibtahaj ul Islam

First Posted:

Jan 25, 2023

Last Update Posted:

Jan 25, 2023

Last Verified:

Jan 1, 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

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

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

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Wounds and Injuries

Athletic Injuries

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jan 25, 2023