Bent-arm Throw and Tennis Performance

Sponsor

University of Liege (Other)

Overall Status

Active, not recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05146141

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

8.3

Anticipated Duration (Months)

7.7

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to explore the relaitonship betwenn bent-arm throw and tennis serve performance.

Young players (9-12 years) will be assessed at the beginning of the season and at mid-season to measure the accuracy, the speed and the gesture of tennis serve. During a mid-season, they will have to perform a bent-arm throw warm-up program 5 minutes before each training session to increase their ability to throw.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Tennis Serve Performance	Other: Bent-arm throw exercises	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

64 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Participant)

Primary Purpose:

Other

Official Title:

The Relationship Between Bent-arm Throw and Tennis Performance

Actual Study Start Date :

Oct 20, 2021

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Apr 29, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jul 1, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group The participants will have to perform a bent-arm throw program 5 minutes before each training session	Other: Bent-arm throw exercises The participants will have to perform bent-arm throw exercises 5 minutes before each training session
Sham Comparator: Control group No intervention. They will perform their usual warm-up.	Other: Bent-arm throw exercises The participants will have to perform bent-arm throw exercises 5 minutes before each training session

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Intervention Group

The participants will have to perform a bent-arm throw program 5 minutes before each training session

Other: Bent-arm throw exercises

The participants will have to perform bent-arm throw exercises 5 minutes before each training session

Sham Comparator: Control group

No intervention. They will perform their usual warm-up.

Other: Bent-arm throw exercises

The participants will have to perform bent-arm throw exercises 5 minutes before each training session

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Serve velocity [change between the beginning and the end of the season (6 months)]
Serve velocity will be assessed with a radar
Serve precision [change between the beginning and the end of the season (6 months)]
Serve accuracy will be measured with a target placed on the field
Serve bidimensional movement [change between the beginning and the end of the season (6 months)]
serve gesture will be analysed with camera's

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

9 Years to 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

age between 9 and 12
playing tennis at least 2 times a week

Exclusion Criteria:

history of shoulder injury or shoulder pain

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Université de Liège	Liège		Belgium	4000

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Liege

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Camille Tooth, Physiotherapist, University of Liege

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05146141

Other Study ID Numbers:

Bent-arm throw in tennis

First Posted:

Dec 6, 2021

Last Update Posted:

May 31, 2022

Last Verified:

May 1, 2022

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:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 31, 2022