Effects of Visualization Technique Compared to Combined Stretching Protocol in Racquet Sports.

Riphah International University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Sport Injury

Treatments: Other: Combined Stretching Protocol; Behavioral: Visualization technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07028931

REC 02059 ARINA ASAD

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study intends to compare the effects of visualization technique with combined stretching protocol on racquet sports players to find out how these protocols affect their performance and mindfulness.

Full description

In this study, two groups will be formed to find out the effects of visualization technique, i.e., mental imagery versus the combined stretching protocol, on racquet sports players over a course of 6 weeks. One group is given the mental imagery protocol, and the other group is given the combined stretching protocol, and at the end of the 1st, 3rd, and 6th weeks, readings are taken to compare the effects of these techniques on the mindfulness (awareness) and performance of the subjects enrolled in this study. A total of 52 participants will be involved, and the groups will be divided into 26, 26 each. Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 21.

Enrollment: 52 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Males.
• Age 20 to 40 years.
• Not being able to concentrate/ focus well on the game.
• Amateur players with at least 1 year experience of playing Racquet sports.
• No current injuries or medical conditions that could affect participation in physical activities.
• Commitment to attend all training sessions and assessments

Exclusion criteria

• Players who are already familiar with visualization technique
• Recent chronic injuries that could impair performance or participation
• History of psychological disorder that might interfere with the training and assessment.
• Participation in other competitive sports that might confound the effects of intervention.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

Visualization Technique

Experimental group

Description:

This will include the visualization group, i.e., group A, which will receive the mental imagery technique, which will take 15-20 minutes. Participants will be asked to start the session with breathing exercises, then move on to the visualization of the exercises, and then end the session with the visualization of the cool-down exercises. In Group A, participants will only visualize the protocol and will not perform it physically.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Visualization technique

Combined Stretching Technique

Active Comparator group

Description:

In Group B, the participants will be asked to perform a combined stretching protocol, which will include a warm-up, the combined stretching protocol, i.e., hip flexor and hamstring combo, calf and Achilles stretch and spinal twist, and arm extension movements, and then the cool-down exercises, which will include hip flexor stretch, quadriceps stretch and calf stretch, biceps stretch, and triceps stretch. This protocol will take 20 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Combined Stretching Protocol