Clinical trial NCT04993898: Effects of Plyometric Training on Endurance and Explosive Strength in Cricket Players
Official title: Effects of Plyometric Training on Endurance and Explosive Strength in Cricket Players
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-08-06
Enrollment: 40
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This study will help to understand the effects of plyometric training on endurance and explosive strength in cricket players.

Detailed description: It will consist of combination of plyometric training with warm up and cool down including Squat to Squat Jump, Lunge to Plyo Lunge, Step Jack to Star Jumps, Plank to Plyo Spider Lunge, Plank to Frogger Frequency = 2 days per week for 2 weeks and then 4 days per week after 2nd week to 4th week, Intensity =500 jumps, Time = 30 min.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Active Male cricket players, age between 18-30 years.
* Playing from last 6 months.
* Normal BMI athletes

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of trauma/injury in last 2 months.
* Playing for less than 6 months.
* Over-weighted or underweighted athletes
* Any co-morbidity
* Cardiorespiratory issues like asthma
* Hypertension or Diabetes
* Meniscus or ACL/PCL/LCL/MCL injured patient
* Ankle sprain in last 6 month

Primary outcomes:
measure: Jump Height
timeFrame: 6-8 Weeks
measure: Endurance
timeFrame: 6-8 Weeks
measure: Ballistic push up test
timeFrame: 6-8 Weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Rawalpindi
country: Pakistan
facility: Cricket clubs located in Islamabad and Rawalpindi
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Suhail Karim, PP-DPT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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