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Effects of Microdosed Plyometric Training on Lower-Limb Neuromuscular Function and Sport-Specific Performance in Rope-Skipping Athletes

NCT07740096 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-07-31

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two ways of scheduling plyometric training in rope-skipping athletes. The study will examine whether short and frequent training sessions have different effects on lower-limb muscle function, rope-skipping performance, and perceived fatigue compared with longer training sessions performed less often.

Approximately 60 rope-skipping athletes will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. Both groups will continue their regular rope-skipping training and complete an additional 8-week plyometric training program. One group will perform short plyometric training sessions five days per week. The other group will perform concentrated plyometric training sessions twice per week. The exercise content, weekly training volume, and training progression will be kept as similar as possible between the two groups.

Researchers will assess lower-limb muscle function and rope-skipping-specific performance before and after the intervention. Training attendance, completion, perceived exertion, muscle soreness, and adverse events will also be recorded. The study aims to determine whether distributing plyometric training across more frequent and shorter sessions produces different training effects from concentrating the training into fewer sessions.

Conditions

  • Athletic Performance Enhancement

Interventions

OTHER

Microdosed Plyometric Training

Participants assigned to this intervention will continue their regular rope-skipping-specific training and complete an 8-week microdosed plyometric training program. Plyometric training will be distributed across five sessions per week using a high-frequency, short-duration format. The exercise content, total weekly training duration, total weekly jump contacts, and progression principles will be matched as closely as possible to the traditional concentrated plyometric training intervention. The primary difference between the interventions will be training frequency and the amount of training completed in each session.

OTHER

Traditional Concentrated Plyometric Training

Participants assigned to this intervention will continue their regular rope-skipping-specific training and complete an 8-week traditional concentrated plyometric training program. Plyometric training will be performed in two concentrated sessions per week. The exercise content, total weekly training duration, total weekly jump contacts, and progression principles will be matched as closely as possible to the microdosed plyometric training intervention. The primary difference between the interventions will be training frequency and the amount of training completed in each session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chongqing Normal University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-01
Primary Completion
2026-08-31
Completion
2026-08-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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