Effects of Vision Training on Sportive Performance in Professional Wrestlers

Marmara University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Health Individuals

Treatments: Other: Vision Training Program; Other: Routine Training Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06643624

MU-SBE-FTR-MŞE-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examines the effects of vision training on the sportive performance of professional wrestlers. In wrestling, rapid decision making, timely opponent detection and effective execution of strategic moves are highly dependent on visual perception skills. In this context, our study investigated how vision training improves wrestlers' sportive performance and neck proprioception.

Full description

This study examines the effects of vision training on the sportive performance of professional wrestlers. In wrestling, rapid decision making, timely opponent detection and effective execution of strategic moves are highly dependent on visual perception skills. In this context, our study investigated how vision training improves wrestlers' sportive performance and neck proprioception.

Before the study, ethical approval was obtained from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Ethics Committee with the number 09.2022.1084. The study was started with 28 athletes from the Turkish Greco-Roman A National Team and was carried out on 27 athletes after one athlete in the control group was injured. The athletes who were examined by an ophthalmologist before the study, who did not have any visual problems and who did not have a history of surgical operation and / or injury that would adversely affect the balance in the last 6 months were randomly divided into 2 groups. The 14-member vision training group was subjected to a vision training program that included eye exercises accompanied by a physiotherapist for 5 sessions per week in addition to their routine training for 8 weeks, while the control group continued their routine training. Performance measurements were performed in both groups at the beginning of the study, in the middle of the training (week 4.), at the end of the training (week 8.) and 4 weeks after the training (week12.). Performance evaluations; Wrestling Specific Shuttle Run, Squat-Bench Press Maximum Strength, The Mc-Gill Endurance (Flexion, Extension and Lateral Plank Endurance Tests), Pro-agility Agility, Stork Static Balance, Star Dynamic Balance (Anterior, Posterolateral and Posteromedial directions) and Neck Proprioception tests (cervical region flexion, extension, right lateral flexion, left lateral flexion, right rotation and left rotation). The measurement results were statistically evaluated both within and between groups. The effect of the training program on the visual training and control groups was compared in a time-dependent manner. The effect x time interaction was evaluated by ANOVA analysis.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• wrestling federation of turkey to take part in the national wrestling team Being between 18-35 years old

Exclusion criteria

• having any eye disease having any systemic disease balance problems has had an operation that affects vision and balance (e.g. anterior cruciate ligament) within the last 6 months history of any traumatic brain injury in the last 6 months any serious upper/lower extremity injury in the last three months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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27 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The athletes in the control group continued their routine training program. no vision training program was applied to the athletes in this group.

Treatment:

Other: Routine Training Program

Vision Training Group

Experimental group

Description:

In addition to their routine training program, the athletes in the vision training group were subjected to a vision training program administered by a physiotherapist, which gradually increased in duration over 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Routine Training Program

Other: Vision Training Program