Acute Effects of Cricket Fast Bowling on Bone Turnover and Signaling Markers

Loughborough University

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Health Adults

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07260318

11201 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to investigate the acute effects of cricket fast bowling on the bone turnover and signaling markers in healthy young males.

The main question aims to answer:

• Does a single bout acute fast bowling change serum C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX-I) and other bone turnover and signaling markers levels?

Participants complete both the bowling and control trials, with a minimum washout period of one week between trials. During each trial, blood samples are collected at three time points: pre-, immediately post, and 2-hour post bowling/rest.

Enrollment: 14 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy male
• Aged 18 - 30
• Cricket fast bowlers (a ball speed of ~100kmh) playing for a university team or above, such as British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) or University Centre of Cricketing Excellence (UCCE)
• Injury free for the last 3 months

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with any disease or use of any medication that affects bone turnover
• Fracture experienced within the previous year/season

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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14 participants in 2 patient groups

Arm Bowling + Control

Experimental group

Description:

Participants first perform the bowling trial, followed by the control trial, with a minimum interval of one week between the two trials.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise

Arm Control + Bowling

Experimental group

Description:

Participants first perform the control trial, followed by the bowling trial, with a minimum interval of one week between the two trials.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise