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Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Stress and Bowling Skills in Medium Fast Bowlers

NCT07731464 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-07-28

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a 4-week Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) protocol can manage psychological stress and improve performance in male cricket medium-fast bowlers aged 16-30 years. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does a 4-week PMR protocol significantly reduce perceived stress scores compared to standard training?
2. Does a 4-week PMR protocol significantly improve ball release speed and bowling accuracy? Researchers will compare an experimental group receiving a structured PMR protocol prior to warm-ups to a control group following standard traditional training (generalized warm-ups, stretching, and shadow bowling) to see if the relaxation intervention leads to lower perceived stress, higher bowling speed, and improved bowling accuracy.

Participants will:

1. Complete the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) at baseline and after the 4-week period.
2. Deliver six balls at a designated target pitch and stump zone while being timed by a hand-held radar gun to measure baseline and post-intervention speed and accuracy.
3. Depending on group assignment, either attend 2 sessions per week of a structured, contract-relax progressive muscle relaxation protocol or attend 2 sessions per week of traditional warm-up and stretching drills.

Conditions

  • Relaxation Therapy
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Athletic Performance
  • Anxiety
  • Muscle Tonus
  • Sports Medicine
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)

Participants complete a structured, 4-week Progressive Muscle Relaxation protocol consisting of 2 sessions per week, administered in a quiet environment prior to routine athletic warm-ups.

BEHAVIORAL

Traditional Training / Active Comparator

A 4-week standard active training block consisting of low-intensity jogging, dynamic and static stretching, and shadow bowling drills.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-16
Primary Completion
2026-02-21
Completion
2026-02-21

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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