The Effect of Two Different Exercise Programs in Young Sailors

Istinye University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Healty Volunteers

Treatments: Other: Hiking Bench Exercise Program; Other: Structured Land-Based Exercise Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07097116

IstinyeU-HPekeren-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the effects of an 8-week structured land-based exercise program on hiking endurance, core endurance, muscle activation, balance, and motor competence in young sailors. The intervention will be applied in addition to a standard hiking bench training, which simulates the physically demanding "hiking" maneuver used in sailing. A total of 26 adolescent athletes, aged 12 to 18 years, will be randomly assigned to two groups: one receiving hiking bench training only, and the other receiving hiking bench training combined with structured strength, flexibility, balance, and dynamic warm-up exercises. Evaluations will include endurance testings, electromyography (EMG) analysis of muscle activity, balance tests, and motor coordination assessments. The results are expected to inform future training programs by optimizing athletic performance and supporting injury prevention strategies in youth sailing.

Enrollment: 26 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being between 12 and 18 years old
• Having been involved in sailing for at least 2 years
• Competing at the national or international level
• Being in a sailing class that uses trapeze maneuvers

Exclusion criteria

• Having had any upper or lower extremity injury in the last 8 weeks
• Having had any upper or lower extremity surgery in the last 6 months
• Having received land-based exercise training in sailing in the last 4 weeks.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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26 participants in 2 patient groups

Hiking Bench Exercises

Active Comparator group

Description:

Hiking Bench Training Only Participants will receive an 8-week hiking bench training program, based on Laser Pro Hikingbench™ exercises. The protocol includes progressive static, dynamic endurance and strength tasks mimicking hiking postures in sailing.

Treatment:

Other: Hiking Bench Exercise Program

Hiking Bench + Structured Exercise Program

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive the same 8-week hiking bench protocol as Arm 1, plus an additional structured exercise program targeting aerobic capacity, core stability, balance, and motor competence.

Treatment:

Other: Structured Land-Based Exercise Program