Clinical trial NCT06311747: The Effect of Oculomotor Exercises in the Warm-up on Forehand and Backhand Stroke Performance in Tennis Players
Official title: The Immediate Effect of Including Oculo-motor Exercises in the Warm-up on Forehand and Backhand Stroke Performance in Tennis Players
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Supportive Care
Keywords: Tennis
Oculomotor exercise
Lead sponsor: Ege University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-03-15
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 12
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: 30 tennis players aged 12-18, will be included in the study. After their normal warm-up, the participants will make 30 forehand and 30 backhand strokes. Forehand and backhand stroke accuracy rate will be calculated. After a week, additional oculo-motor exercises will be included in the warm-up and the forehand and backhand stroke accuracy rate will be calculated again. The hypothesis that there will be an improvement in forehand and backhand stroke accuracy after oculo-motor exercises will be tested.

Detailed description: 30 tennis players aged 12-18, who practice tennis for at least 6 hours a week and have been playing regularly for at least 1 year will be included in the study. The positive effect of oculo-motor exercises to be included in the pre-tennis warm-up program on stroke performance will be investigated. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight). Participants will be given a backhand and forehand stroke evaluation consisting of a total of 60 strokes, 30 forehand and 30 backhand. In the first evaluation, the participants will be asked to do their regular warm-up program. The area between the baseline line, service line and singles side line on the tennis court will be marked and two target areas will be created, one on the right and one on the left. Players will be asked to take one stroke parallel and one stroke diagonally, and they will be expected to hit the marked target areas. One week later there will be a second evaluation. In the second evaluation, oculo-motor exercises will be included in the participants' warm-up programs and the stroke evaluation will be repeated. The data obtained will be evaluated whether oculo-motor exercises have a positive effect on the forehand and backhand stroke rate.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being 12-18 years old
* Playing tennis for at least 6 hours a week
* Having been playing tennis for at least 1 year
* No visual defect (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Being under 12 years old
* Being over 18 years old
* Playing tennis for less than 6 hours a week
* The duration of playing tennis is less than 1 year
* Having visual impairment (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Forehand and backhand stroke accuracy
timeFrame: baseline and week 1
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: İzmir
country: Turkey
facility: Ege University Sports Medicine Clinic
state: Bornova
Study officials:
affiliation: Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital. Department of Sports Medicine
name: Cengizhan OZGURBUZ
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital. Department of Sports Medicine
name: Cim CINAR
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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