Carbohydrate Mouth Rinsing and Softball Batting Performance

National Taiwan Sport University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Carbohydrate

Treatments

Dietary Supplement: Exercise

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06659185

113-8

Details and patient eligibility

About

Participants rinsed their mouths for 20 seconds with 25 ml of either 6.4% maltodextrin (CMR) or placebo (PLA). After rinsing, the grip force, counter-movement jump (CMJ) and batting tests were performed in sequence.

Full description

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of CMR on softball batting performance. Fourteen trained collegiate female softball players completed two trials in a randomization crossover trail, in which they rinsed their mouths for 20 seconds with 25 ml of either 6.4% maltodextrin (CMR) or placebo (PLA). After rinsing, the grip force, counter-movement jump (CMJ) and batting tests were performed in sequence. The tanner tee was utilised to perform five sets of five balls at a time, with a minimum of 3 minutes rest between sets. The batting test recorded average exit velocity, maximum exit velocity and batting accuracy. The standardized standard deviation (SD) for launch angle represents standardized variability.

Enrollment

14 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

20 to 30 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

more than 6 years of professional fast-pitch softball training
more than 6 months of continuous training
from at least the top four teams in the country

Exclusion criteria

non-professionally fast-pitch softball training
lack of regular training in the past 6 months
in the event that the applicant has sustained a sports injury or is currently experiencing epilepsy, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, or a brain injury, and has yet to undergo a period of recuperation exceeding three months