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Motor Imagery Training and Shooting Performance in Adolescent Basketball Players

NCT07798843 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-09-01

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of an eight-week motor imagery training program on shooting performance in adolescent basketball players under single-task and cognitive-motor dual-task conditions. Thirty male basketball players aged 15-17 years were randomly assigned to either a motor imagery group or a control group. Both groups continued their routine basketball training, while the motor imagery group additionally completed a structured PETTLEP-based motor imagery program three times per week for eight weeks. Two-point and three-point shooting performance was assessed before and after the intervention under both single-task and cognitive-motor dual-task conditions. The study aimed to determine whether adding motor imagery training to routine basketball training improves shooting performance and the ability to maintain shooting performance while simultaneously performing a cognitive task.

Conditions

  • Basketball Shooting Performance
  • Cognitive-Motor Dual-Task Performance
  • Motor Imagery

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

PETTLEP-Based Motor Imagery Training

Participants completed a structured PETTLEP-based motor imagery training program three times per week for eight weeks, in addition to their routine basketball training. Each session lasted approximately 20-30 minutes and was performed before routine basketball training. The program was structured according to the PETTLEP model (Physical, Environment, Task, Timing, Learning, Emotion, and Perspective) and adapted to basketball shooting. Participants predominantly used an internal visual perspective and were instructed to imagine kinesthetic sensations associated with shooting, including ball release, wrist movement, jumping, balance, and the ball entering the basket.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Uludag University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sadettin Erol, PhD · Uludag University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

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

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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