Dose Response of Plyometric Training on Agility in Cricket Players

NCT04350385 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2020-04-21

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Summary

The objective of the study was to determine the effects of plyometric training on agility in national cricket players. The study design was Randomized Controlled Trial. 40 cricket players were included in the study through open epi tool out of which n=20 players were in experimental group and n=20 players were in control group. Assessments were taken as baseline on first week, on third week and on sixth week by performing few exercises such as Illinois Agility Run test, T test and Vertical jump test.

Conditions

  • Athletic Injuries

Interventions

OTHER

Agility training

In experimental group, 30 meter sprint test will be used as intervention with complexity in different stages. Test 1 was a straight sprint and tests 2-7 involved multiple changes of direction. Tests 2-7 were designed to involve progressively greater change-of-direction complexity by increasing either the angle of directional change and/or the number of changes of direction. In experimental group, 6 weeks of intervention will be done on alternate days and assessment will be done on 1st, 3rd \& 6th week.

OTHER

Conventional

In group B, Conventional intervention was given to the players under the supervision of Physical Therapist that includes warm-up, strength training, agility training and cool down. In control group, 6 weeks of intervention will be done on alternate days and assessment will be done on 1st, 3rd \& 6th week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Muhammad Faheem Afzal, *PHD · Riphah International University Islamabad

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-08-01
Primary Completion
2020-01-01
Completion
2020-02-20

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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