Clinical trial NCT05771272: The Relationship Between Flexibility and Rowing Performance on Elite Rowers
Official title: Investigation of the Relationship Between Low Back and Back Line of the Lower Extremity Flexibility and Rowing Performance on Elite Rowers
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Flexibility
Performance
Keywords: Rowing Performance
Low back flexibility
Hamstring flexibility
Ankle flexibility
Rowing
Lead sponsor: Yeditepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-03-16
Enrollment: 26
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 16
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: All rower sport player were assessed by CAIT , lower extremity flexibility.
Primary purpose: SCREENING

Brief summary: The aim of the research is to examine the effects of ankle, low back and hamstring flexibility of young male rowers on 2000-m rowing performance. Research data were collected on January 8, 2023, at Turkey Indoor Rowing Championship. The subjects of the research (n=26) is young male rowers aged 16-18 and with at least 2 years of rowing age. Outcome measures in this study are 'Sit and Reach Test' and 'Weight Bearing Lunge Test'.

Detailed description: The aim of the research is to examine the effects of ankle, low back and hamstring flexibility of young male rowers on 2000-m rowing performance. Research data were collected on January 8, 2023, at Turkey Indoor Rowing Championship.The study included 26 male rowers who competed in different Turkish rowing teams. The subjects completed a form requesting certain personal and training data also consent form was filled. After subject completed the form, flexibility of the back and backline of lower extremities were measured. To measure the low back and hamstring muscle flexibility, 'sit and reach test' and assess the ankle flexibility 'weight bearing lunge test' were conducted on each rower. In order to measure performance of rowers, the time results of 2000-m ergometer test were recorded after the race.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Continuing to rowing sport actively
* Rowing age of at least 2 years
* Young men rowers aged between the 16-18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* Acute injury in the lumbar region and lower extremity and/or presence of pain for more than 3 months,
* Surgical operation in the lumbar region and lower extremity region in the last 6 months,
* Over 18 years old or under 16 years old and less than 2 years of rowing age

Primary outcomes:
measure: Sit and Reach Test
timeFrame: 1 day
measure: Weight Bearing Lunge Test
timeFrame: 1 day
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Turkish Rowing Federation
state: Kadıköy
Study officials:
affiliation: Yeditepe University
name: Elif T Çil, PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Yeditepe University
name: Can Seçinti, BSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Yeditepe University
name: Çağatay Şekeröz
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Yeditepe University
name: Yağmur Barlas, BSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Yeditepe University
name: Deniz Özlüer, BSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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