Effects of Integrated Neuromuscular Training on Physical Fitness in Badminton Athletes With Different Maturity Statuses

National Taiwan Sport University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Athletic Injuries

Treatments: Other: integrated neuromuscular training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07020442

CHChen

Details and patient eligibility

About

Dominant leg use in badminton may contribute to lower limb asymmetry, potentially affecting performance and injury risk. This study investigated the effects of a 12-week integrated neuromuscular training (NMT) program on sport performance in 24 well-trained male badminton players, grouped by maturation status (pre- and post-peak height velocity; n = 12 each). All participants completed two NMT sessions weekly. Pre- and post-training assessments included 20-m sprint, countermovement jump (CMJ), agility T-test, hexagon test, and Y-balance test.

Full description

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of integrated NMT on lower extremity sports performance in pre-PHV and post-PHV male badminton players. A parallel, two-group, stratified randomized controlled design was employed. The intervention lasted 12 weeks, with two sessions per week. All dependent variables were assessed at baseline and after 12 weeks. Following the training period, participants completed sport-specific performance tests, including the 20-m linear sprint, countermovement jump, agility T-test, hexagon test, and Y-balance test.Twenty-four well-trained male badminton players with a mean age of 13.5 ± 1.15 years participated in this study . The results of this study underscore the importance of maturation status in determining how youth athletes respond to integrated NMT interventions.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: Male

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male badminton athletes with no lower limb injuries within 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• Female athletes and athletes with lower limb injuries

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

(pre maturation status

Experimental group

Description:

maturation status (pre peak height velocity; n = 12 each).

Treatment:

Other: integrated neuromuscular training

post maturation status

Experimental group

Description:

maturation status (post peak height velocity; n = 12 each).

Treatment:

Other: integrated neuromuscular training