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The Effects of Thrower's Ten Exercises Performed With an External Focus

NCT07546890 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-04-23

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Summary

The aim of this study is to comprehensively investigate the effects of the Thrower's Ten exercise program-commonly recommended to enhance shoulder stability and strength in athletes-when applied using an external focus of attention approach (i.e., directing attention toward an object or movement outside the body), on functional performance, shoulder stability, balance, and throwing performance in adolescent basketball players.

This study has been designed to examine the effects of performing the Thrower's Ten exercises with an external focus of attention on functional performance, shoulder stability, balance, and throwing performance in adolescent basketball players. Athletes will be randomly assigned to two groups: the experimental group will perform the exercises using an external focus of attention, whereas the control group will perform the same exercises without any specific attentional focus.

The methods employed in this study are expected to effectively address the research objectives. The data collection tools and analytical techniques to be used are based on validated and widely accepted tests in the literature. Functional performance will be assessed using the Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test, balance will be evaluated using the Upper Extremity Y Balance Test, and throwing performance will be measured using the Medicine Ball Throw Test.

Conditions

  • External Focus (e.g., Performing the Exercise by Directing the Individual's Attention to a Laser Beam)
  • Exercise Training
  • Adolescent

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise

The exercise protocol to be implemented consists of the Thrower's Ten Exercise Program. Thrower's Ten Exercise Program: The Thrower's Ten Exercise Program, originally developed by Kevin E. Wilk and colleagues (1993), comprising ten different exercises, will be applied to both the experimental and control groups. In the experimental group, an external focus of attention strategy will be employed, directing participants' attention away from their body movements toward external targets (e.g., a target board used in conjunction with a laser pointer) during the execution of the exercises.

OTHER

Exercise with neutral attentional focus

The Thrower's Ten exercises will be performed using a neutral attentional focus approach.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hacettepe University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-25
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-07-20

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