Visual Training and and Reaction Time in Tennis

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Tennis is situational sport in which the result of the game is directly influenced by the interaction with the opponent. In fact, athletes have to respond in a short-time period to change the way of playing by fast analyzing speed, rotation and direction of the tennis ball. Therefore, it is extremely complicated to predict exactly what will happen during games and matches. According to literature goof visual skills, players can receive and process information quickly and can optimize the performance with extreme precision and dexterity. For this reason, visuomotor training aims to improve reaction times, but its efficiency during playing tennis has not yet been investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate how this training method could affect the improvement of visuomotor performance in young people between 12 and 18 years old.

Detailed Description
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Two armed, parallel group, randomized control trial.

Official Title
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Effect of Visual Training on Reaction Time and Timing in Tennis Players

Conditions
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Visuomotor Skills

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Visual Training
* Behavioral: Normal Training


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Age ≥12 years old. Playing career of 4 years. Exclusion Criteria: Serious injury in the 6 mouth before the study. Subject that already took part to a visual training

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 12 Years
Maximum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Randomized control trial.
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Experimental Group<br>Subjects will perform a visual training for 12 weeks | Behavioral: Visual Training<br>* The visual training will be performed 3 times a week for 40 minutes, at the end of warm up and before the technique training. The subjects will be performed a progression of exercise to improve their visual ability, their velocity of interpretation and transformation. The training will be performed with specific panels approved for visual training (S.V.T.A., Torino, Italy).<br>|
| Active Comparator: Control Group<br>Subjects will perform the normal training routine for 12 weeks | Behavioral: Normal Training<br>* Normal training routine<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reaction Time | Stroop test | After 12 weeks of training | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Analysis of tennis skills | QLIPP-TM | After 12 weeks of training | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Tennis, Reaction Time, Visual training