Clinical trial NCT05459363: Neuromuscular Cognitive Training
Official title: Improved Training Happens With Integrated Neuromuscular and Cognitive Challenge
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Injury;Sports
Keywords: injury prevention
cognition
physical performance
postural stability
neuromuscular
Lead sponsor: University of Kentucky
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-07-15
Enrollment: 10
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This project will utilize a quasi-experimental, multiple baseline pretest-posttest design where participants will complete postural stability assessments, physical performance assessments, and questionnaires to evaluate perceptions toward injury prevention before and after completing a 6-week neuromuscular-cognitive prevention program.

Detailed description: The I-THINC program will address aspects of cognition (i.e., reaction time/processing speed, working memory, cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, attention, and dual-tasking) while completing common movement patterns utilized in tennis (i.e., lateral shuffle, rapid acceleration/deceleration, and postural stability). The proposed program will take place in the participants training facility. The program will be implemented twice per week for six weeks (12 sessions) with each session lasting 20 minutes. To add variety, there will be two complementary programs (A and B) comprising of four exercises increasing in complexity every two weeks. Each week participants will complete Program A during the first session and Program B during the second session.Exercises will progressively challenge cognitive and physical demand. Exercises were designed to address the most common injuries in tennis.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* healthy adults from the University of Kentucky varsity tennis programs

Exclusion Criteria:

* not medically cleared for participation

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in single task static postural stability
timeFrame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)
measure: Change in dual task postural stability
timeFrame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)
measure: Change in dynamic postural control
timeFrame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)
measure: Change in dual task dynamic postural control
timeFrame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)
measure: Change in speed, power and agility (single measure)
timeFrame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)
measure: Change in reactive agility
timeFrame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)
measure: Change in lower extremity reaction time
timeFrame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)
measure: Change in HBMS
timeFrame: 6 weeks (baseline, one week after baseline, and immediately following the 6 week intervention)
measure: Participant engagement
timeFrame: at 6 weeks
measure: Compliance
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lexington
country: United States
facility: Sports Medicine Research Institute
state: Kentucky
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Kentucky
name: Ke'La Porter, MS, ATC,CSCS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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