Clinical trial NCT06587516: Neuromuscular Warm-Up Program for Badminton Players
Official title: Developing a Novel Neuromuscular Warm-Up Program for Recreational Badminton Players: An Experimental Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Balance; Distorted
Ankle Injury
Keywords: Recreational Badminton
Balance Improvement
Ankle Injury Prevention
Neuromuscular Warm Up
Warm Up Program
Lead sponsor: University of Malaya
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-09-19
Enrollment: 21
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 49
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Intervention model description: This study uses a crossover design where each participant will experience both the neuromuscular warm-up program (intervention) and the traditional warm-up (control). The order of the interventions will be randomized. After completing the first condition, participants will have a one-day washout period before switching to the other condition. This design allows each participant to serve as their own control, which enhances the comparison between the effects of the two conditions.
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This study aims to develop and evaluate a new warm-up program specifically designed for recreational badminton players. The program focuses on exercises that enhance balance and reduce the risk of ankle injury. Participants will be asked to follow this warm-up routine, and their performance will be assessed before and after to see if the exercises improve their balance and overall movement. The goal is to create a practical, effective warm-up routine that can be easily incorporated into badminton practice.

Detailed description: This study investigates the effectiveness of a novel neuromuscular warm-up program tailored for recreational badminton players. The program is designed to improve balance, enhance movement efficiency and reduce the risk of injuries commonly associated with badminton.

Participants will be recruited from recreational badminton clubs and will undergo baseline assessments of balance performance and lunge movement using motion capture (Mocap), EMG. and inertia measurement unit (IMU). The warm-up program includes a series of targeted exercises selected based on expert consensus from a previous Delphi study. These exercises focus on key areas such as dynamic stability, and proprioception.

Participants perform pre and post test with Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) and forward lunge movement with (IMU, MOcap and MEG) attached on the lower limb. The intervention will be: 1) novel neuromuscular warmup and 2) traditional warmup. Participants will perform both the warmup but on different days with one day rest in between the interventions.

The study\&#39;s findings aim to inform best practices for warm-up routines in badminton, potentially offering a standardized program that can be widely adopted by recreational players to enhance their performance and safety on the court.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Injury free for \&gt;1 year, plays badminton minimum of once a week, have experience of playing at least 3 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* Badminton players that participate in competition in any level (novice, intermediate or elite tier), involve in any regimented training, participants with any joint disorder, non-communicable diseases (NCD), neurologically unstable, consumption of any medication that can interfere with performance.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Balance Performance
timeFrame: pre-test conducted immediately before the intervention and a post-test conducted immediately after the intervention
measure: Ankle Movement
timeFrame: pre-test conducted immediately before the intervention and a post-test conducted immediately after the intervention.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Neuromuscular Activity
timeFrame: pre-test conducted immediately before the intervention and a post-test conducted immediately after the intervention
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kuala Lumpur
country: Malaysia
facility: University of Malaya
Study officials:
affiliation: Institute for Advanced Studies, Universiti Malaya
name: Saranya Navaratnarajah
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Akbari M, Karimi H, Farahini H, Faghihzadeh S. Balance problems after unilateral lateral ankle sprains. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2006 Nov-Dec;43(7):819-24. doi: 10.1682/jrrd.2006.01.0001.