Comparative Effects of Circuit Training and Trunk Stabilization Technique in Basketball Players

Riphah International University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Basketball Players

Treatments: Other: trunk stabilization techniques; Other: circuit trainng

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05545579

REC/RCR&AHS/22/0405

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the sports world, physical training is the most important factor because physical training increases the efficiency and the effectiveness of the sports. The players performance depends on various factors, but the main factor of players performance is physical training. Training contributes tremendously towards the achievement of such aims of this area in sports. The circuit training is a non-stop, high intensity, basketball specific workout. It increases overall speed and quickness, explosive power, upper and lower body strength, vertical jump and, most of all, the athlete's conditioning.

Full description

This study will be a randomized control trial and will be conducted in National stadium and Ravians Basketball club Lahore. The study will be completed within the time duration of six months. Non-probability convenience sampling technique will be used to collect the data. The sample size of total 24 athletes will be taken in this study. The participants will be divided into two groups i-e, one group will receive circuit training and other group will receive trunk stabilization exercises.

Circuit training consisted of 6 exercises, divided in 2 blocks (1st block contains ½ squats, bench press and pushups and 2nd block contains burpees, squat thrust and lunges) of 3 minutes. The stabilization exercise group will repeat 6 exercises (Balance Ball with Pocket Knife, Reverse Crunch, Russian Return, Shuttle, Leg Lift, and Back extension) for 6 weeks. Lane agility drill, Sprint test, Vertical jump test, Star excursion test will used to evaluate outcomes

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 16 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Males
• Age between 16-30 years
• No pain complaint
• Recreational activity
• Participate voluntarily
• Players have spent at least one year in sports

Exclusion criteria

• Higher BMI
• joint, meniscus, or ligament damage
• lower extremity surgical history
• persistent knee instability
• cardiac/musculoskeletal/vestibular/neurological issues

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

circuit training

Experimental group

Description:

Circuit training consisted of 6 exercises, divided in 2 blocks (1st block contains ½ squats, bench press and pushups and 2nd block contains burpees, squat thrust and lunges) of 3 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: circuit trainng

Trunk stabilization techniques

Experimental group

Description:

The stabilization exercise group will repeat 6 exercises (Balance Ball with Pocket Knife, Reverse Crunch, Russian Return, Shuttle, Leg Lift, and Back extension) for 6 weeks. Lane agility drill, Sprint test, Vertical jump test, Star excursion test will used to evaluate outcomes

Treatment:

Other: trunk stabilization techniques